Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jan 2, 2022, 12:16 PM GMT+13 (23:16 UTC), 589 km (366 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 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
2022-01-01 23:16:08 UTC
Depth
588.9 km (365.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.489° S, 178.982° 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 13.0 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
160°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1732 days ago · 554 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1729 days ago · 591 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1725 days ago · 619 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1716 days ago · 622 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1716 days ago · 392 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1715 days ago · 581 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1705 days ago · 591 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1704 days ago · 546 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1702 days ago · 544 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 1701 days ago · 617 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1699 days ago · 460 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 1697 days ago · 569 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 1696 days ago · 530 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 1694 days ago · 535 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1691 days ago · 598 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 1680 days ago · 562 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1677 days ago · 580 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 5.1Fiji region · 1738 days ago · 586 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 1742 days ago · 585 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1752 days ago · 550 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 5.0south of the Fiji Islands · 1755 days ago · 562 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1760 days ago · 558 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gbd5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.