Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Feb 21, 2020, 12:52 AM GMT+13 (11:52 UTC), 589 km (366 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-02-20 11:52:11 UTC
Depth
588.5 km (365.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.068° S, 177.553° 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 14.1 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2409 days ago · 471 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.4251 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2405 days ago · 245 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2399 days ago · 567 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2399 days ago · 521 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2399 days ago · 635 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2397 days ago · 577 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2394 days ago · 560 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.4288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2394 days ago · 541 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2394 days ago · 562 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 4.3275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2393 days ago · 545 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.4298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2390 days ago · 496 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 2389 days ago · 544 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.3296 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2364 days ago · 555 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2414 days ago · 575 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.1279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2417 days ago · 575 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 2417 days ago · 603 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2430 days ago · 375 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2431 days ago · 581 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.3283 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2432 days ago · 568 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 2441 days ago · 497 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2441 days ago · 583 km deep · 42 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600084p8. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC.