Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 28, 2021, 9:31 AM GMT+13 (20:31 UTC), 550 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-08-27 20:31:52 UTC
Depth
550.4 km (342.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.664° S, 178.260° 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 14.2 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1856 days ago · 584 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1854 days ago · 550 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1850 days ago · 598 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 558 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 577 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1839 days ago · 601 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1835 days ago · 603 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1833 days ago · 611 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1832 days ago · 527 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1831 days ago · 555 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.2260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1831 days ago · 510 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1827 days ago · 565 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 604 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1809 days ago · 582 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1807 days ago · 511 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 4.0277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1805 days ago · 533 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.2257 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1860 days ago · 401 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1864 days ago · 540 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1866 days ago · 617 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.1296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1867 days ago · 470 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 1869 days ago · 577 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.2246 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1870 days ago · 518 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1870 days ago · 594 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1877 days ago · 602 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1880 days ago · 550 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 1882 days ago · 530 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1883 days ago · 534 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.4238 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1888 days ago · 478 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000f8mf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.