Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, May 25, 2024, 7:56 PM GMT+13 (06:56 UTC), 538 km (334 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 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
2024-05-25 06:56:39 UTC
Depth
538.1 km (334.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.923° S, 178.558° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 858 days ago · 556 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 856 days ago · 585 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.3297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 855 days ago · 550 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 855 days ago · 604 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 855 days ago · 554 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 852 days ago · 529 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 850 days ago · 591 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 849 days ago · 611 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 846 days ago · 543 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 830 days ago · 557 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 829 days ago · 563 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 823 days ago · 562 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 823 days ago · 539 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 823 days ago · 577 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 822 days ago · 619 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 820 days ago · 633 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 819 days ago · 547 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 818 days ago · 586 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 817 days ago · 432 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 814 days ago · 562 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 4.1251 km W of Houma, Tonga · 812 days ago · 457 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 4.0278 km W of Houma, Tonga · 803 days ago · 482 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 4.7Fiji region · 802 days ago · 601 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 801 days ago · 543 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 865 days ago · 610 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 868 days ago · 517 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.3269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 869 days ago · 480 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 5.0Fiji region · 870 days ago · 578 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 870 days ago · 481 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.4270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 872 days ago · 474 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 873 days ago · 609 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 874 days ago · 572 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 875 days ago · 532 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.3261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 875 days ago · 542 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 875 days ago · 526 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 878 days ago · 587 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 879 days ago · 592 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000n0x2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.