Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Sep 29, 2023, 7:19 AM GMT+13 (18:19 UTC), 553 km (344 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2023-09-28 18:19:12 UTC
Depth
553.4 km (343.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.207° S, 177.602° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 1100 days ago · 596 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.7272 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1099 days ago · 592 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 1095 days ago · 571 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.5274 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1095 days ago · 312 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1087 days ago · 541 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1083 days ago · 591 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1083 days ago · 409 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1082 days ago · 574 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1074 days ago · 517 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 1073 days ago · 415 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1063 days ago · 545 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 1062 days ago · 556 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 4.1269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1044 days ago · 493 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.8296 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1101 days ago · 614 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1104 days ago · 598 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.5257 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1104 days ago · 527 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1109 days ago · 555 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1111 days ago · 567 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.4280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1111 days ago · 496 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.0284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1112 days ago · 509 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1114 days ago · 581 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.0299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1118 days ago · 559 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.1287 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1121 days ago · 552 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1122 days ago · 557 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1123 days ago · 531 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1125 days ago · 532 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1126 days ago · 598 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.0289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1129 days ago · 540 km deep · 70 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lbh2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.