Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jan 21, 2023, 9:14 AM GMT+13 (20:14 UTC), 507 km (315 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 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
2023-01-20 20:14:13 UTC
Depth
507.1 km (315.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.386° S, 178.482° 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 21.6 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1348 days ago · 608 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1342 days ago · 557 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1342 days ago · 556 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1341 days ago · 547 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1338 days ago · 624 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1334 days ago · 487 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 613 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1320 days ago · 585 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1318 days ago · 534 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 589 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 537 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1313 days ago · 529 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 5.6Fiji region · 1313 days ago · 550 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1310 days ago · 411 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 5.8Fiji region · 1305 days ago · 534 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1302 days ago · 457 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 1302 days ago · 551 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 1298 days ago · 629 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 1294 days ago · 546 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1351 days ago · 616 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1358 days ago · 515 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 621 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.2265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1360 days ago · 506 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1362 days ago · 594 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 1363 days ago · 600 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1364 days ago · 609 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1368 days ago · 545 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 1369 days ago · 572 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 1373 days ago · 529 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.1275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1379 days ago · 381 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jjpl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:49 AM UTC.