Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jul 9, 2023, 11:41 PM GMT-12 (11:41 UTC), 582 km (362 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
2023-07-10 11:41:06 UTC
Depth
582.4 km (361.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.875° S, 179.433° 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 13.3 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
60

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1172 days ago · 585 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1164 days ago · 591 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1163 days ago · 621 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 5.8Fiji region · 1158 days ago · 619 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1150 days ago · 556 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1143 days ago · 591 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1143 days ago · 545 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1134 days ago · 540 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1133 days ago · 582 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1132 days ago · 601 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1129 days ago · 564 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1182 days ago · 566 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1184 days ago · 604 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1194 days ago · 590 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1194 days ago · 589 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1200 days ago · 580 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1208 days ago · 569 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000krau. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:55 AM UTC.