Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 11:45 PM GMT+13 (10:45 UTC), 604 km (376 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-02-26 10:45:58 UTC
Depth
604.3 km (375.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.561° S, 178.523° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
33

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2404 days ago · 520 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2403 days ago · 474 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 2401 days ago · 537 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 2397 days ago · 594 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2396 days ago · 570 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.1254 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2389 days ago · 464 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2386 days ago · 577 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.5279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2385 days ago · 524 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.0282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2383 days ago · 499 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2379 days ago · 581 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2379 days ago · 618 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 2379 days ago · 454 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 2378 days ago · 601 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 2369 days ago · 570 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2366 days ago · 357 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2363 days ago · 582 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2361 days ago · 522 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 2360 days ago · 503 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.1265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2359 days ago · 503 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2351 days ago · 609 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 2349 days ago · 611 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2349 days ago · 540 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2346 days ago · 546 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 2405 days ago · 596 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2406 days ago · 520 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.4297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2407 days ago · 539 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2413 days ago · 524 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2414 days ago · 582 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.1272 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2415 days ago · 583 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.5259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2420 days ago · 513 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2421 days ago · 537 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2422 days ago · 567 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2424 days ago · 549 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2425 days ago · 613 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2429 days ago · 585 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2433 days ago · 599 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600089hx. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:03 PM UTC.