Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 20, 2025, 10:42 PM GMT+13 (09:42 UTC), 408 km (253 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 293 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
2025-10-20 09:42:23 UTC
Depth
407.6 km (253.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.688° S, 177.792° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 346 days ago · 532 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.7293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 343 days ago · 530 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 336 days ago · 551 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 333 days ago · 559 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 331 days ago · 572 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.3274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 325 days ago · 521 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 322 days ago · 526 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 313 days ago · 572 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 311 days ago · 569 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.0299 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 311 days ago · 420 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 310 days ago · 596 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 309 days ago · 415 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.4280 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 306 days ago · 544 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.2260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 304 days ago · 529 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 304 days ago · 560 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.2275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 303 days ago · 531 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 297 days ago · 523 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 292 days ago · 586 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 351 days ago · 478 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.4276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 352 days ago · 524 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 353 days ago · 570 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.2264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 363 days ago · 467 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 373 days ago · 505 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.3285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 376 days ago · 521 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 377 days ago · 569 km deep · 76 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ri9n. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC.