Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 9:17 AM GMT+13 (20:17 UTC), 558 km (347 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2022-12-24 20:17:09 UTC
Depth
557.7 km (346.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.269° S, 178.011° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1376 days ago · 529 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 1373 days ago · 582 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 1371 days ago · 572 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1370 days ago · 545 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1367 days ago · 575 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1364 days ago · 594 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1363 days ago · 525 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.3252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1363 days ago · 492 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.2265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1363 days ago · 506 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 1360 days ago · 477 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1357 days ago · 558 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1351 days ago · 610 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.4261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1349 days ago · 384 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1348 days ago · 487 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.3290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1348 days ago · 556 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1345 days ago · 557 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1344 days ago · 547 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1342 days ago · 561 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 1341 days ago · 567 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 4.4260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1329 days ago · 498 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 4.9Fiji region · 1328 days ago · 552 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 4.2273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1328 days ago · 407 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 4.6258 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1327 days ago · 583 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1325 days ago · 389 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 4.6255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1320 days ago · 525 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.3254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1380 days ago · 505 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.1275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1381 days ago · 381 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1382 days ago · 532 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1384 days ago · 493 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1384 days ago · 520 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 1386 days ago · 584 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 1388 days ago · 563 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1388 days ago · 414 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1392 days ago · 575 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 1397 days ago · 522 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1397 days ago · 603 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.1252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1398 days ago · 457 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1399 days ago · 430 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1402 days ago · 558 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 1403 days ago · 571 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1404 days ago · 492 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 1405 days ago · 585 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1406 days ago · 567 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 1406 days ago · 537 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.0Fiji region · 1408 days ago · 538 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jbh8. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.