Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jan 4, 2026, 6:43 PM GMT+13 (05:43 UTC), 559 km (347 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 243 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
2026-01-04 05:43:17 UTC
Depth
558.7 km (347.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.395° S, 177.554° 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 12.8 km horizontally, 17.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
22

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 260 days ago · 528 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 252 days ago · 597 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.4269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 246 days ago · 533 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.4295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 243 days ago · 508 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.3273 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 237 days ago · 358 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 237 days ago · 561 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 236 days ago · 539 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 235 days ago · 448 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 232 days ago · 597 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 232 days ago · 601 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.3272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 225 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.7243 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 223 days ago · 378 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.1291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 221 days ago · 607 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.1293 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 219 days ago · 567 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.1294 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 218 days ago · 561 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.3268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 218 days ago · 539 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 218 days ago · 539 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 278 days ago · 563 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 281 days ago · 515 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.5267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 281 days ago · 503 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 284 days ago · 598 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 289 days ago · 627 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 293 days ago · 586 km deep · 35 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rrm2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.