Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Sep 23, 2025, 10:54 AM GMT+13 (21:54 UTC), 474 km (295 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 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
2025-09-22 21:54:57 UTC
Depth
474.2 km (294.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.435° S, 178.498° 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 16.1 km horizontally, 11.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
36

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 371 days ago · 615 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 365 days ago · 591 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 364 days ago · 655 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 361 days ago · 581 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 359 days ago · 600 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.9Fiji region · 354 days ago · 482 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 346 days ago · 638 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.4277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 345 days ago · 475 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 329 days ago · 587 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 326 days ago · 520 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 325 days ago · 607 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 319 days ago · 599 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 318 days ago · 589 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 387 days ago · 585 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 390 days ago · 591 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 393 days ago · 613 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 396 days ago · 554 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 396 days ago · 548 km deep · 69 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rhc6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.