Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 12, 2022, 2:10 PM GMT+13 (01:10 UTC), 403 km (250 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2022-08-12 01:10:23 UTC
Depth
402.9 km (250.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.874° S, 177.825° 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 14.9 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1512 days ago · 468 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.1281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1509 days ago · 495 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1508 days ago · 501 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1504 days ago · 558 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1501 days ago · 518 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.8276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1500 days ago · 500 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1496 days ago · 556 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1491 days ago · 518 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 538 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 581 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 585 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 584 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.2298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1483 days ago · 561 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 584 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.4250 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1482 days ago · 477 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1481 days ago · 570 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 4.7Fiji region · 1480 days ago · 453 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1473 days ago · 638 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 1471 days ago · 561 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 1471 days ago · 561 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 4.1232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1468 days ago · 342 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1468 days ago · 568 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 1467 days ago · 539 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 1467 days ago · 572 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 1466 days ago · 583 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 1462 days ago · 446 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 4.6263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1456 days ago · 502 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 4.5Fiji region · 1454 days ago · 429 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 1514 days ago · 615 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.8276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1514 days ago · 543 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.1251 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1517 days ago · 467 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1520 days ago · 397 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 1523 days ago · 537 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1526 days ago · 572 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1528 days ago · 568 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.2256 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1530 days ago · 546 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 1532 days ago · 608 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 1534 days ago · 536 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.4285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1535 days ago · 537 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1537 days ago · 523 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.4294 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1537 days ago · 540 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.1274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1538 days ago · 483 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1541 days ago · 607 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 4.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1541 days ago · 514 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ics5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.