M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Feb 9, 2020, 10:21 AM GMT+12 (22:21 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-02-08 22:21:49 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.249° S, 177.000° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2Fiji region · 2426 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 2424 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 2418 days ago · 300 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 2414 days ago · 391 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 2414 days ago · 533 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.2281 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 2413 days ago · 406 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 2395 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem617544566. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.