M4.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 20, 1980, 8:35 PM GMT+13 (07:35 UTC), 448 km (278 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-10-20 07:35:37 UTC
- Depth
- 448.0 km (278.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.130° S, 178.585° 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.
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 16777 days ago · 509 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 16756 days ago · 585 km deep · 87 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001aba. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC.