Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Aug 1, 2024, 9:25 AM GMT-12 (21:25 UTC), 581 km (361 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 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
2024-08-01 21:25:03 UTC
Depth
580.9 km (361.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.960° S, 179.532° 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 14.1 km horizontally, 11.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
28

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 789 days ago · 567 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 786 days ago · 576 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 785 days ago · 581 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 5.6Fiji region · 785 days ago · 587 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  5. 5.1south of the Fiji Islands · 773 days ago · 579 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 769 days ago · 577 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 760 days ago · 548 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 759 days ago · 578 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 753 days ago · 541 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 753 days ago · 555 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 751 days ago · 602 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 749 days ago · 575 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 743 days ago · 559 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 740 days ago · 571 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 795 days ago · 576 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 807 days ago · 533 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 808 days ago · 568 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 811 days ago · 591 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 819 days ago · 575 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 822 days ago · 518 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000n7yi. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.