M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

Magnitude

4.5 (mb), light

Local time

Mon, Mar 9, 2020, 2:06 AM GMT+13

UTC

2020-03-08 13:06:13 UTC

Depth

560.4 km (348.2 mi), deep

Epicenter

19.928° S, 177.800° W

Region

Fiji

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 13.0 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

95°

Stations used

39

• Nuku‘alofa, TongaPopulation 22,400. Forecast302 kmWNW

After

1. 4.4288 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaMon, Mar 9, 2:16 AM GMT+13 · 2395 days ago · 541 km deep · 37 km away
2. 4.1Fiji regionMon, Mar 9, 4:48 PM GMT+13 · 2394 days ago · 562 km deep · 93 km away
3. 4.3275 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaTue, Mar 10, 12:47 PM GMT+13 · 2393 days ago · 545 km deep · 32 km away
4. 4.2255 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaWed, Mar 11, 10:06 PM GMT+13 · 2392 days ago · 511 km deep · 47 km away
5. 4.0Fiji regionSat, Mar 14, 8:39 AM GMT+13 · 2389 days ago · 544 km deep · 89 km away
6. 4.1254 km W of Haveluloto, TongaSat, Mar 14, 10:13 AM GMT+13 · 2389 days ago · 464 km deep · 99 km away
7. 4.5262 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaMon, Mar 16, 3:54 AM GMT+13 · 2388 days ago · 515 km deep · 46 km away
8. 4.5279 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaWed, Mar 18, 4:53 PM GMT+13 · 2385 days ago · 524 km deep · 57 km away
9. 4.0241 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaFri, Mar 20, 4:41 AM GMT+13 · 2384 days ago · 523 km deep · 65 km away
10. 4.1Fiji regionFri, Apr 3, 3:13 AM GMT+13 · 2370 days ago · 570 km deep · 40 km away
11. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaMon, Apr 6, 10:04 PM GMT+13 · 2366 days ago · 357 km deep · 45 km away
12. 4.3296 km NW of Haveluloto, TongaWed, Apr 8, 4:10 AM GMT+13 · 2365 days ago · 555 km deep · 67 km away
13. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaFri, Apr 10, 8:16 AM GMT+13 · 2363 days ago · 546 km deep · 29 km away
14. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaSat, Apr 11, 3:48 AM GMT+13 · 2362 days ago · 522 km deep · 41 km away
15. 4.1265 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaMon, Apr 13, 7:30 PM GMT+13 · 2359 days ago · 503 km deep · 66 km away
16. 4.2230 km NW of Haveluloto, TongaMon, Apr 20, 6:31 AM GMT+13 · 2353 days ago · 570 km deep · 80 km away
17. 4.0Fiji regionTue, Apr 21, 2:02 PM GMT+13 · 2351 days ago · 332 km deep · 75 km away
18. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaTue, Apr 21, 4:58 PM GMT+13 · 2351 days ago · 609 km deep · 58 km away
19. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaThu, Apr 23, 4:20 PM GMT+13 · 2349 days ago · 540 km deep · 73 km away
20. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaSun, Apr 26, 12:04 AM GMT+13 · 2347 days ago · 546 km deep · 31 km away
21. 4.2Fiji regionTue, Apr 28, 5:54 AM GMT+13 · 2345 days ago · 609 km deep · 71 km away
22. 4.4238 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaFri, May 1, 2:07 PM GMT+13 · 2341 days ago · 360 km deep · 63 km away
23. 4.0Fiji regionSat, May 2, 2:53 AM GMT+13 · 2341 days ago · 556 km deep · 93 km away
24. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaSat, May 2, 5:05 PM GMT+13 · 2340 days ago · 506 km deep · 63 km away
25. 4.3Fiji regionTue, May 5, 2:24 AM GMT+13 · 2338 days ago · 520 km deep · 42 km away
26. 4.3Fiji regionThu, May 7, 2:28 PM GMT+13 · 2335 days ago · 625 km deep · 21 km away

Before

1. 4.2Fiji regionSat, Mar 7, 10:24 AM GMT+13 · 2396 days ago · 570 km deep · 89 km away
2. 4.2Fiji regionWed, Mar 4, 5:03 AM GMT+13 · 2400 days ago · 567 km deep · 89 km away
3. 4.9Fiji regionMon, Mar 2, 7:13 AM GMT+13 · 2402 days ago · 537 km deep · 96 km away
4. 4.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaFri, Feb 28, 11:36 PM GMT+13 · 2404 days ago · 474 km deep · 24 km away
5. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaWed, Feb 26, 8:43 AM GMT+13 · 2406 days ago · 520 km deep · 53 km away
6. 4.4297 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaTue, Feb 25, 9:49 PM GMT+13 · 2407 days ago · 539 km deep · 8 km away
7. 4.3Fiji regionSun, Feb 23, 7:35 AM GMT+13 · 2410 days ago · 471 km deep · 96 km away
8. 4.2Fiji regionFri, Feb 21, 12:52 AM GMT+13 · 2412 days ago · 589 km deep · 99 km away
9. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaWed, Feb 19, 5:54 AM GMT+13 · 2414 days ago · 524 km deep · 57 km away
10. 4.1253 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaTue, Feb 18, 4:32 AM GMT+13 · 2415 days ago · 535 km deep · 49 km away
11. 4.1272 km W of Haveluloto, TongaMon, Feb 17, 3:01 PM GMT+13 · 2415 days ago · 583 km deep · 89 km away
12. 4.5259 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaWed, Feb 12, 7:18 AM GMT+13 · 2421 days ago · 513 km deep · 66 km away
13. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaTue, Feb 11, 6:30 AM GMT+13 · 2422 days ago · 537 km deep · 49 km away
14. 4.5Fiji regionMon, Feb 10, 2:20 AM GMT+13 · 2423 days ago · 567 km deep · 76 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008c25. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.