Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Nov 10, 2023, 9:52 AM GMT+13 (20:52 UTC), 597 km (371 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
2023-11-09 20:52:45 UTC
Depth
597.0 km (371.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.855° S, 178.597° 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 15.6 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 1055 days ago · 561 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1053 days ago · 608 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 1051 days ago · 590 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1051 days ago · 594 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.2260 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1043 days ago · 409 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.1278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1042 days ago · 460 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.0264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1041 days ago · 457 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 1039 days ago · 544 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.3277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1037 days ago · 548 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.9284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1035 days ago · 533 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.2278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1034 days ago · 553 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1033 days ago · 536 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 1031 days ago · 538 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1024 days ago · 573 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 4.2264 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1024 days ago · 456 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1021 days ago · 536 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 4.2271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1021 days ago · 583 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 1014 days ago · 503 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.4299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1011 days ago · 526 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 4.6Fiji region · 1010 days ago · 536 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 4.4270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1008 days ago · 387 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 1003 days ago · 535 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 1002 days ago · 605 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1058 days ago · 506 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1060 days ago · 502 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1063 days ago · 552 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.4272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1063 days ago · 378 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.1266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1064 days ago · 501 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1067 days ago · 584 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1070 days ago · 536 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.7272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1073 days ago · 518 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1074 days ago · 533 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 1075 days ago · 595 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1078 days ago · 556 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.1251 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1079 days ago · 479 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1084 days ago · 608 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lndg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM UTC.