Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Nov 9, 2025, 3:46 PM GMT+13 (02:46 UTC), 540 km (336 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 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
2025-11-09 02:46:18 UTC
Depth
540.2 km (335.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.533° S, 178.310° 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 14.1 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 327 days ago · 607 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.3274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 326 days ago · 521 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 323 days ago · 526 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 321 days ago · 599 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 320 days ago · 589 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 315 days ago · 572 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.2268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 312 days ago · 486 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 311 days ago · 596 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.2295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 310 days ago · 522 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 310 days ago · 415 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 309 days ago · 646 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 5.6Fiji region · 306 days ago · 620 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.2260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 305 days ago · 529 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 305 days ago · 560 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.2275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 304 days ago · 531 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 299 days ago · 523 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.4284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 296 days ago · 515 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 4.9Fiji region · 293 days ago · 603 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 4.4277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 289 days ago · 467 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 4.8278 km W of Houma, Tonga · 286 days ago · 445 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 4.3281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 284 days ago · 554 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 282 days ago · 623 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 4.5267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 282 days ago · 503 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 281 days ago · 515 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 4.8Fiji region · 281 days ago · 591 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 4.6Fiji region · 280 days ago · 628 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 4.5269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 280 days ago · 540 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 4.4Fiji region · 280 days ago · 609 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 4.8Fiji region · 279 days ago · 600 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 4.1Fiji region · 279 days ago · 563 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 4.0Fiji region · 276 days ago · 491 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 4.3282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 274 days ago · 526 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 330 days ago · 587 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 334 days ago · 559 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 337 days ago · 551 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.1296 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 338 days ago · 623 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.7293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 344 days ago · 530 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.4277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 346 days ago · 475 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.4297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 347 days ago · 532 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 348 days ago · 638 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.2277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 350 days ago · 487 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 352 days ago · 478 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.4276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 353 days ago · 524 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.9Fiji region · 355 days ago · 482 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rmbs. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:43 PM UTC.