Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jan 24, 2025, 8:07 AM GMT+13 (19:07 UTC), 615 km (382 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-23 19:07:22 UTC
Depth
614.6 km (381.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.687° S, 178.704° 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 13.5 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 608 days ago · 622 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 597 days ago · 573 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 596 days ago · 585 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 593 days ago · 638 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 591 days ago · 537 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 589 days ago · 553 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.3291 km W of Houma, Tonga · 588 days ago · 509 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 586 days ago · 577 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.2281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 584 days ago · 553 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 580 days ago · 543 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 578 days ago · 561 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 577 days ago · 550 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 567 days ago · 508 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 566 days ago · 561 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 619 days ago · 595 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 623 days ago · 612 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 623 days ago · 617 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 636 days ago · 546 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 640 days ago · 540 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 641 days ago · 565 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 5.5277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 643 days ago · 543 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000plwe. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:08 AM UTC.