Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Oct 28, 2022, 3:00 PM GMT+13 (02:00 UTC), 609 km (378 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 02:00:07 UTC
Depth
608.6 km (378.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.632° S, 177.665° 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 10.4 km horizontally, 11.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1436 days ago · 561 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1436 days ago · 541 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1435 days ago · 507 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1434 days ago · 597 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1434 days ago · 580 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1433 days ago · 571 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1427 days ago · 592 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1427 days ago · 608 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.3296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1425 days ago · 510 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1412 days ago · 551 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 5.0279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1408 days ago · 543 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1406 days ago · 612 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1405 days ago · 619 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 1397 days ago · 418 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1397 days ago · 567 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1396 days ago · 507 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1392 days ago · 575 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 1387 days ago · 549 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 1386 days ago · 575 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 4.0Fiji region · 1385 days ago · 565 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 1378 days ago · 591 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 5.5Fiji region · 1377 days ago · 515 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1437 days ago · 589 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1439 days ago · 634 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1442 days ago · 565 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.5257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1444 days ago · 601 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1446 days ago · 620 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.1250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1447 days ago · 596 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1448 days ago · 578 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.2243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1448 days ago · 591 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1455 days ago · 580 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1457 days ago · 639 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1461 days ago · 607 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1463 days ago · 573 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ilzf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:53 PM UTC.