Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 18, 2023, 12:37 PM GMT+13 (23:37 UTC), 567 km (352 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
2023-09-17 23:37:17 UTC
Depth
566.8 km (352.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.428° S, 177.752° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

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From the USGS event page for us7000kx5e. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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 13.0 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1112 days ago · 555 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.5257 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1107 days ago · 527 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1106 days ago · 598 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.8296 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1104 days ago · 614 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1103 days ago · 553 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 1102 days ago · 596 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.7272 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1101 days ago · 592 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.3273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1099 days ago · 507 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 1098 days ago · 571 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.5274 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1098 days ago · 312 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.7261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1092 days ago · 500 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1089 days ago · 541 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1086 days ago · 591 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1085 days ago · 409 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1085 days ago · 574 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1077 days ago · 517 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 1076 days ago · 415 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 1073 days ago · 536 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 1070 days ago · 584 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 1065 days ago · 545 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 1065 days ago · 556 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 4.0285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1061 days ago · 496 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.4280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1114 days ago · 496 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.0284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1115 days ago · 509 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1117 days ago · 581 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.0299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1121 days ago · 559 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.5286 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1123 days ago · 494 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.1287 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1123 days ago · 552 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1125 days ago · 557 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1126 days ago · 531 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1128 days ago · 532 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1129 days ago · 598 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.0289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1131 days ago · 540 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.0283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1133 days ago · 516 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.3262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1141 days ago · 376 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1142 days ago · 588 km deep · 100 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kx5e. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:17 AM UTC.