Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Sep 4, 2024, 12:17 AM GMT+13 (11:17 UTC), 548 km (340 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 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
2024-09-03 11:17:44 UTC
Depth
547.9 km (340.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.715° S, 179.001° 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 12.3 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 753 days ago · 541 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 751 days ago · 602 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 748 days ago · 575 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 748 days ago · 571 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 740 days ago · 571 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 730 days ago · 622 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 730 days ago · 487 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 727 days ago · 648 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 724 days ago · 538 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 717 days ago · 615 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 716 days ago · 579 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 713 days ago · 574 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 713 days ago · 616 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 5.5Fiji region · 712 days ago · 591 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 701 days ago · 590 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 769 days ago · 577 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 5.1south of the Fiji Islands · 772 days ago · 579 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 773 days ago · 581 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 773 days ago · 535 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 5.3Fiji region · 776 days ago · 620 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 5.6Fiji region · 784 days ago · 587 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 784 days ago · 581 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 785 days ago · 603 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 786 days ago · 576 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 786 days ago · 400 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 787 days ago · 559 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 789 days ago · 567 km deep · 56 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000npgt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.