Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jul 8, 2025, 4:02 PM GMT+13 (03:02 UTC), 550 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
2025-07-08 03:02:49 UTC
Depth
550.1 km (341.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.480° S, 178.118° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 452 days ago · 550 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 449 days ago · 595 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 445 days ago · 562 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 444 days ago · 599 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 437 days ago · 595 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 430 days ago · 566 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 428 days ago · 600 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 427 days ago · 555 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 426 days ago · 559 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.2247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 417 days ago · 528 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 410 days ago · 510 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.5271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 407 days ago · 505 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.2288 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 404 days ago · 562 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.4265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 402 days ago · 493 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.4267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 399 days ago · 508 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 397 days ago · 548 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 397 days ago · 554 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.7257 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 397 days ago · 470 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.4297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 396 days ago · 430 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.7274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 396 days ago · 532 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 4.4277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 396 days ago · 550 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 394 days ago · 613 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.1294 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 457 days ago · 576 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 465 days ago · 622 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 465 days ago · 607 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 465 days ago · 625 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 468 days ago · 583 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.3289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 480 days ago · 529 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 481 days ago · 549 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.3275 km W of Houma, Tonga · 483 days ago · 433 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.0284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 484 days ago · 497 km deep · 19 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000qb9x. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.