Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jan 17, 2020, 5:14 PM GMT+13 (04:14 UTC), 582 km (362 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-01-17 04:14:08 UTC
Depth
582.3 km (361.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.934° S, 178.079° 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 13.9 km horizontally, 14.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4271 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2444 days ago · 560 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2441 days ago · 554 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.3283 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2433 days ago · 568 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2432 days ago · 581 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2423 days ago · 567 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2422 days ago · 537 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.5259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2421 days ago · 513 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.1272 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2416 days ago · 583 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.1253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2415 days ago · 535 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2414 days ago · 524 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.4297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2407 days ago · 539 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2407 days ago · 520 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 2406 days ago · 596 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2406 days ago · 604 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2404 days ago · 474 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.9Fiji region · 2402 days ago · 537 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 2397 days ago · 570 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 2395 days ago · 560 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.4288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2395 days ago · 541 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.3275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2394 days ago · 545 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 4.2255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2392 days ago · 511 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 2390 days ago · 544 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 4.5262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2388 days ago · 515 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2450 days ago · 562 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2450 days ago · 509 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2450 days ago · 541 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2454 days ago · 451 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.6267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2454 days ago · 490 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2455 days ago · 550 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.5273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2459 days ago · 533 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.5291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2459 days ago · 523 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.3275 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2466 days ago · 550 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2466 days ago · 413 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.4273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2469 days ago · 534 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2473 days ago · 554 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007j81. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC.