Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Mar 22, 2023, 9:06 AM GMT+13 (20:06 UTC), 553 km (343 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 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
2023-03-21 20:06:53 UTC
Depth
552.7 km (343.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.069° S, 177.641° 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 17.6 km horizontally, 12.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1284 days ago · 550 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.0267 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1282 days ago · 563 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1281 days ago · 562 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1279 days ago · 535 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.3295 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1268 days ago · 398 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.4286 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1266 days ago · 517 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1263 days ago · 588 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1263 days ago · 597 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1252 days ago · 562 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1245 days ago · 559 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 1235 days ago · 566 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 1291 days ago · 334 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1291 days ago · 545 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1292 days ago · 611 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.2288 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1295 days ago · 504 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1300 days ago · 606 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1303 days ago · 412 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1304 days ago · 589 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1304 days ago · 573 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1308 days ago · 510 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1309 days ago · 611 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1310 days ago · 565 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1313 days ago · 540 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 456 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 1315 days ago · 578 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.5275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1316 days ago · 455 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.8Fiji region · 1317 days ago · 522 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 1319 days ago · 460 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.3297 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1319 days ago · 596 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000jmie. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC.