Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jun 26, 2022, 10:01 AM GMT-12 (22:01 UTC), 598 km (372 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 south of the Fiji Islands. 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
2022-06-26 22:01:20 UTC
Depth
598.4 km (371.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.842° S, 179.412° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1558 days ago · 493 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 1557 days ago · 589 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1556 days ago · 624 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1555 days ago · 574 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1555 days ago · 517 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 1527 days ago · 601 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1513 days ago · 582 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1507 days ago · 587 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1564 days ago · 589 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1564 days ago · 596 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1571 days ago · 588 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1576 days ago · 587 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1582 days ago · 593 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1583 days ago · 632 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hyv2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC.