Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Oct 22, 2021, 11:55 AM GMT+13 (22:55 UTC), 570 km (354 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
2021-10-21 22:55:30 UTC
Depth
569.6 km (354.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.772° S, 177.661° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 14.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1803 days ago · 655 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1802 days ago · 543 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 1801 days ago · 592 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1801 days ago · 610 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 5.5Fiji region · 1795 days ago · 381 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1793 days ago · 508 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1788 days ago · 568 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1788 days ago · 601 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.2256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1786 days ago · 604 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1785 days ago · 554 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1785 days ago · 590 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 633 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 559 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 512 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.7257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1776 days ago · 486 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1774 days ago · 563 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.8253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1772 days ago · 560 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1772 days ago · 563 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 1769 days ago · 628 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 1768 days ago · 596 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 4.2263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1766 days ago · 493 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1764 days ago · 396 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1763 days ago · 573 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 1762 days ago · 629 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 4.1Fiji region · 1759 days ago · 577 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1758 days ago · 556 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 4.5Fiji region · 1756 days ago · 489 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 4.1Fiji region · 1755 days ago · 610 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 4.1Fiji region · 1752 days ago · 354 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1748 days ago · 519 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1812 days ago · 635 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1813 days ago · 619 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1818 days ago · 581 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1822 days ago · 578 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1824 days ago · 467 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 500 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.4291 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1829 days ago · 574 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1830 days ago · 541 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fp8i. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC.