Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jan 9, 2023, 9:17 PM GMT+13 (08:17 UTC), 594 km (369 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
2023-01-09 08:17:04 UTC
Depth
593.7 km (368.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.817° S, 178.728° 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 12.6 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
82

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 621 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.2272 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 1359 days ago · 654 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1358 days ago · 515 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1358 days ago · 477 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1352 days ago · 616 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1351 days ago · 507 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1349 days ago · 610 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1348 days ago · 608 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1343 days ago · 557 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1341 days ago · 547 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 1339 days ago · 567 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1338 days ago · 624 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 613 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.9Fiji region · 1326 days ago · 552 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1318 days ago · 534 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 4.4298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1316 days ago · 527 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1315 days ago · 589 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 4.6Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 537 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 5.6Fiji region · 1313 days ago · 550 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 5.8Fiji region · 1306 days ago · 534 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 4.3279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1303 days ago · 456 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1302 days ago · 457 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1365 days ago · 609 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1368 days ago · 545 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 1369 days ago · 572 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1374 days ago · 529 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1378 days ago · 558 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.1275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1379 days ago · 381 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1380 days ago · 532 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 1384 days ago · 584 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.4289 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 1386 days ago · 654 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 1386 days ago · 563 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1387 days ago · 616 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 507 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 575 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 5.0Fiji region · 1391 days ago · 610 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000j33a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC.