Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Oct 2, 2022, 7:28 AM GMT+13 (18:28 UTC), 446 km (277 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.0 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
2022-10-01 18:28:35 UTC
Depth
446.4 km (277.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.689° S, 177.984° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
81

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1455 days ago · 429 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1455 days ago · 580 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 1451 days ago · 544 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1448 days ago · 578 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 1441 days ago · 542 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1439 days ago · 598 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 1438 days ago · 548 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1437 days ago · 512 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1436 days ago · 561 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.9291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1436 days ago · 537 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1434 days ago · 597 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.0295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1432 days ago · 519 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1432 days ago · 502 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1427 days ago · 494 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1427 days ago · 592 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 1424 days ago · 559 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1424 days ago · 492 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 496 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 7.0Fiji region · 1421 days ago · 579 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  20. 4.9Fiji region · 1421 days ago · 581 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 1421 days ago · 568 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 5.1Fiji region · 1421 days ago · 569 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 1421 days ago · 560 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 4.0Fiji region · 1421 days ago · 567 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 1421 days ago · 567 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 1421 days ago · 568 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 4.6Fiji region · 1421 days ago · 576 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 1421 days ago · 593 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 4.6Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 575 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 4.7Fiji region · 1419 days ago · 568 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 4.2298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1419 days ago · 521 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 4.4Fiji region · 1416 days ago · 582 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1413 days ago · 478 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 4.2Fiji region · 1410 days ago · 580 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 4.0Fiji region · 1407 days ago · 538 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1405 days ago · 567 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1403 days ago · 492 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1463 days ago · 573 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1467 days ago · 583 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1468 days ago · 572 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1469 days ago · 539 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1469 days ago · 568 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1472 days ago · 561 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1472 days ago · 561 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1473 days ago · 601 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1474 days ago · 638 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 570 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.4250 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1483 days ago · 477 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 1483 days ago · 584 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 4.2298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1484 days ago · 561 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 1486 days ago · 584 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1486 days ago · 585 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 1487 days ago · 581 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1493 days ago · 518 km deep · 52 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000irjz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:34 PM UTC.