Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jan 29, 2025, 12:24 AM GMT+13 (11:24 UTC), 579 km (360 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. 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
2025-01-28 11:24:39 UTC
Depth
579.4 km (360.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.601° S, 177.791° 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, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
110

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2242 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 608 days ago · 366 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 604 days ago · 577 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.0274 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 603 days ago · 575 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.2275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 595 days ago · 514 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.3264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 594 days ago · 398 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 594 days ago · 547 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 592 days ago · 537 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 586 days ago · 577 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.2281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 585 days ago · 553 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.4299 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 576 days ago · 585 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.7273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 572 days ago · 404 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 567 days ago · 534 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.5261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 566 days ago · 516 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 561 days ago · 531 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 558 days ago · 614 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 556 days ago · 566 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.4285 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 613 days ago · 579 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.4298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 616 days ago · 442 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 634 days ago · 575 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.2251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 637 days ago · 493 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 638 days ago · 425 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.2267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 640 days ago · 484 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.1268 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 642 days ago · 437 km deep · 44 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pms2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC.