Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Nov 4, 2024, 12:17 AM GMT+13 (11:17 UTC), 574 km (357 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
2024-11-03 11:17:45 UTC
Depth
574.2 km (356.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.380° S, 178.919° 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 12.8 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 696 days ago · 584 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 5.2Fiji region · 695 days ago · 588 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 694 days ago · 591 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 5.0Fiji region · 691 days ago · 583 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 691 days ago · 588 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 677 days ago · 591 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 676 days ago · 607 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 676 days ago · 562 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 5.4Fiji region · 669 days ago · 584 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 663 days ago · 583 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 656 days ago · 589 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 654 days ago · 613 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 640 days ago · 540 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 701 days ago · 590 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 702 days ago · 570 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 5.5Fiji region · 712 days ago · 591 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 713 days ago · 616 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 713 days ago · 574 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 717 days ago · 615 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 724 days ago · 538 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 727 days ago · 648 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nppn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:20 PM UTC.