Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jul 20, 2022, 1:56 PM GMT+13 (00:56 UTC), 571 km (355 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-07-20 00:56:10 UTC
Depth
571.4 km (355.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.730° S, 178.537° 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 15.9 km horizontally, 11.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1534 days ago · 537 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 1531 days ago · 608 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 1528 days ago · 599 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1526 days ago · 572 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1520 days ago · 599 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.1251 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1516 days ago · 467 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 1513 days ago · 615 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1512 days ago · 468 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1501 days ago · 518 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.8276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1499 days ago · 500 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1496 days ago · 588 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 5.0Fiji region · 1495 days ago · 559 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1488 days ago · 462 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1487 days ago · 546 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 538 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1484 days ago · 585 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 1484 days ago · 584 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 525 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 5.5Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 634 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 4.7Fiji region · 1479 days ago · 453 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 1477 days ago · 433 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 1476 days ago · 589 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1536 days ago · 523 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1538 days ago · 593 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1541 days ago · 523 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1542 days ago · 582 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1545 days ago · 467 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.4279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1547 days ago · 385 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1548 days ago · 588 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1556 days ago · 624 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1560 days ago · 530 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i6gz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC.