Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, May 14, 2022, 6:16 AM GMT+13 (17:16 UTC), 565 km (351 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-13 17:16:23 UTC
Depth
564.5 km (350.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.556° S, 178.779° W
Region
Fiji
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.1 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
95

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 1600 days ago · 564 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1597 days ago · 591 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 1592 days ago · 590 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1591 days ago · 565 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1586 days ago · 581 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1583 days ago · 593 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1583 days ago · 555 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1580 days ago · 535 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1577 days ago · 587 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1568 days ago · 536 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1559 days ago · 598 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1559 days ago · 493 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 1558 days ago · 589 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1557 days ago · 624 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 1555 days ago · 517 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 1604 days ago · 552 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1613 days ago · 588 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1617 days ago · 569 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 1621 days ago · 591 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1622 days ago · 552 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1624 days ago · 405 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1632 days ago · 432 km deep · 79 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hky8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:20 PM UTC.