Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 1:25 AM GMT+13 (12:25 UTC), 619 km (385 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 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
2026-04-13 12:25:42 UTC
Depth
619.2 km (384.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.761° S, 177.649° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 165 days ago · 378 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.3283 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 163 days ago · 636 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 5.2Fiji region · 159 days ago · 363 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 158 days ago · 391 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 158 days ago · 587 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 158 days ago · 566 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 155 days ago · 578 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.1277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 155 days ago · 550 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 151 days ago · 579 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.5286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 150 days ago · 576 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.0283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 150 days ago · 640 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.3278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 144 days ago · 570 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 138 days ago · 574 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.2249 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 136 days ago · 518 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 136 days ago · 567 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 134 days ago · 581 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 4.2255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 133 days ago · 586 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 126 days ago · 584 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 121 days ago · 609 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 175 days ago · 625 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 179 days ago · 568 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.1262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 186 days ago · 493 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 190 days ago · 580 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 194 days ago · 571 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.6279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 198 days ago · 539 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 200 days ago · 572 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.2293 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 201 days ago · 543 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.1267 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 203 days ago · 370 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000spma. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.