Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Mar 17, 2024, 10:11 PM GMT+13 (09:11 UTC), 552 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
2024-03-17 09:11:47 UTC
Depth
551.9 km (342.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.056° S, 177.547° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 927 days ago · 558 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 921 days ago · 612 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 921 days ago · 562 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 911 days ago · 568 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 908 days ago · 528 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.2294 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 908 days ago · 557 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 902 days ago · 392 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 896 days ago · 567 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.0276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 895 days ago · 365 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.3282 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 891 days ago · 588 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.2285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 886 days ago · 563 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 885 days ago · 455 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 883 days ago · 629 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 879 days ago · 573 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 934 days ago · 564 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 938 days ago · 671 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.0293 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 563 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.2272 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 944 days ago · 528 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 945 days ago · 537 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.0294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 955 days ago · 555 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.1279 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 955 days ago · 539 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 955 days ago · 603 km deep · 61 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mjeu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.