Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jun 17, 2021, 1:41 PM GMT+13 (00:41 UTC), 552 km (343 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-06-17 00:41:19 UTC
Depth
551.5 km (342.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.301° S, 177.972° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 16.0 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 1930 days ago · 578 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1929 days ago · 542 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1928 days ago · 505 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1927 days ago · 595 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1922 days ago · 494 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1922 days ago · 517 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1921 days ago · 529 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1914 days ago · 566 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1912 days ago · 570 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 1911 days ago · 446 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.5283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1908 days ago · 458 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1906 days ago · 612 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 1905 days ago · 439 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1903 days ago · 491 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 1902 days ago · 605 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 5.5Fiji region · 1900 days ago · 563 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1898 days ago · 549 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1897 days ago · 535 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 1897 days ago · 566 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 550 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 4.3268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1896 days ago · 539 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 564 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 4.4238 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1888 days ago · 478 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1883 days ago · 534 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 4.8Fiji region · 1882 days ago · 530 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 1880 days ago · 550 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 1877 days ago · 602 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1934 days ago · 587 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1935 days ago · 400 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1937 days ago · 530 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.4253 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1939 days ago · 399 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1940 days ago · 581 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1941 days ago · 584 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.2298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1942 days ago · 347 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1945 days ago · 572 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 597 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 404 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1952 days ago · 549 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.4276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1953 days ago · 515 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1953 days ago · 533 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1953 days ago · 550 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1954 days ago · 553 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 4.2238 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1959 days ago · 374 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.2231 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1960 days ago · 514 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 1960 days ago · 585 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000edpj. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC.