Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Nov 19, 2025, 7:38 PM GMT+13 (06:38 UTC), 589 km (366 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
2025-11-19 06:38:36 UTC
Depth
588.6 km (365.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.822° S, 178.748° 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 17.2 km horizontally, 14.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 312 days ago · 486 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.2295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 310 days ago · 522 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 309 days ago · 646 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 5.6Fiji region · 306 days ago · 620 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 305 days ago · 560 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 5.2Fiji region · 304 days ago · 599 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.4284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 295 days ago · 515 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.9Fiji region · 293 days ago · 603 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.4277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 289 days ago · 467 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.8278 km W of Houma, Tonga · 286 days ago · 445 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 282 days ago · 623 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.8Fiji region · 281 days ago · 591 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 280 days ago · 628 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 280 days ago · 609 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.8Fiji region · 279 days ago · 600 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 276 days ago · 491 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 261 days ago · 589 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 320 days ago · 599 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 323 days ago · 526 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 327 days ago · 607 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 327 days ago · 520 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 330 days ago · 540 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 330 days ago · 587 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 337 days ago · 551 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.1296 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 338 days ago · 623 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.7293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 344 days ago · 530 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.4277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 346 days ago · 475 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.4297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 347 days ago · 532 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 348 days ago · 638 km deep · 36 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rss1. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.