Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jan 23, 2020, 2:18 AM GMT+13 (13:18 UTC), 554 km (344 mi) below the surface.

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

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-01-22 13:18:23 UTC
Depth
553.7 km (344.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.388° S, 178.259° 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 9.4 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 2439 days ago · 549 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.4259 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2438 days ago · 485 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2433 days ago · 599 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2429 days ago · 585 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2425 days ago · 613 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2424 days ago · 549 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2422 days ago · 567 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2421 days ago · 537 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.5259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2420 days ago · 513 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.1272 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2415 days ago · 583 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.1253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2414 days ago · 535 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2414 days ago · 582 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2413 days ago · 524 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.4297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2407 days ago · 539 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2406 days ago · 520 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 2405 days ago · 596 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2405 days ago · 604 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2404 days ago · 520 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 4.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2403 days ago · 474 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 4.9Fiji region · 2401 days ago · 537 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 2397 days ago · 594 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 2396 days ago · 570 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 2394 days ago · 560 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 4.3275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2393 days ago · 545 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 4.2255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2392 days ago · 511 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 4.1254 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2389 days ago · 464 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 4.5262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2387 days ago · 515 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 4.4Fiji region · 2386 days ago · 577 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 4.5279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2385 days ago · 524 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 4.0241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2383 days ago · 523 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 4.0282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2383 days ago · 499 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2442 days ago · 531 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.4271 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2443 days ago · 560 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2446 days ago · 582 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2449 days ago · 509 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2449 days ago · 541 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2453 days ago · 451 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.6267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2453 days ago · 490 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2454 days ago · 550 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 4.5273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2458 days ago · 533 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.4273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2468 days ago · 534 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007lip. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.