Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 2:35 PM GMT+13 (01:35 UTC), 439 km (273 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-07-12 01:35:26 UTC
Depth
438.9 km (272.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.720° S, 177.773° 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 15.5 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1905 days ago · 570 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1903 days ago · 491 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1897 days ago · 535 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 566 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.3268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1896 days ago · 539 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 564 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1890 days ago · 497 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1890 days ago · 593 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.4238 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1888 days ago · 478 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1883 days ago · 534 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 1882 days ago · 530 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1870 days ago · 594 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 1865 days ago · 417 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1864 days ago · 540 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.2257 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1860 days ago · 401 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1854 days ago · 550 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.2279 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1851 days ago · 563 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1847 days ago · 563 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 558 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1905 days ago · 612 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.5283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1908 days ago · 458 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1911 days ago · 446 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1911 days ago · 570 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1918 days ago · 446 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1921 days ago · 529 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1922 days ago · 517 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1922 days ago · 494 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1927 days ago · 595 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1928 days ago · 505 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 1928 days ago · 605 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1928 days ago · 611 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 1929 days ago · 542 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 1930 days ago · 552 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1934 days ago · 587 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1935 days ago · 400 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000emi3. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.