Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Sep 6, 2025, 7:31 PM GMT+13 (06:31 UTC), 576 km (358 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
2025-09-06 06:31:55 UTC
Depth
576.4 km (358.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.261° S, 178.052° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 15.8 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
62

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 390 days ago · 591 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.0297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 386 days ago · 517 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.2259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 380 days ago · 534 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.3285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 376 days ago · 521 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 372 days ago · 615 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.2264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 364 days ago · 467 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.2252 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 361 days ago · 549 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 359 days ago · 600 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.4276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 352 days ago · 524 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 351 days ago · 478 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.2277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 350 days ago · 487 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 349 days ago · 408 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.4297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 347 days ago · 532 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.4277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 345 days ago · 475 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.7293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 344 days ago · 530 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 4.1296 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 337 days ago · 623 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 336 days ago · 551 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 333 days ago · 559 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 393 days ago · 613 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.4277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 395 days ago · 550 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.7274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 395 days ago · 532 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.4297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 396 days ago · 430 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.7257 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 396 days ago · 470 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 396 days ago · 554 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 396 days ago · 548 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.4267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 398 days ago · 508 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.4265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 401 days ago · 493 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.2288 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 403 days ago · 562 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.5271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 406 days ago · 505 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 410 days ago · 510 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.2247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 416 days ago · 528 km deep · 57 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000qucl. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC.