Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Oct 28, 2022, 8:30 PM GMT+13 (07:30 UTC), 561 km (349 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
2022-10-28 07:30:35 UTC
Depth
561.0 km (348.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.989° S, 177.609° 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 13.5 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
54

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1433 days ago · 597 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1433 days ago · 580 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1432 days ago · 571 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1426 days ago · 592 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 1418 days ago · 568 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 1415 days ago · 324 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1411 days ago · 551 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 5.0279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1407 days ago · 543 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1405 days ago · 612 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1397 days ago · 430 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1396 days ago · 418 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 507 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1385 days ago · 549 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 1384 days ago · 565 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 1377 days ago · 591 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 5.5Fiji region · 1376 days ago · 515 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 1375 days ago · 616 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1436 days ago · 609 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1438 days ago · 634 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 1445 days ago · 620 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1447 days ago · 578 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1454 days ago · 580 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1454 days ago · 429 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1460 days ago · 607 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1462 days ago · 446 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1462 days ago · 573 km deep · 11 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ikvu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.