Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Mar 6, 2020, 11:22 AM GMT+13 (22:22 UTC), 594 km (369 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-03-05 22:22:03 UTC
Depth
593.8 km (368.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.840° S, 178.822° 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 14.7 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2396 days ago · 570 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2386 days ago · 577 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.0282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2383 days ago · 499 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2379 days ago · 581 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2379 days ago · 618 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2379 days ago · 454 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2378 days ago · 601 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2363 days ago · 582 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2360 days ago · 503 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2349 days ago · 611 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2349 days ago · 540 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2344 days ago · 609 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2341 days ago · 626 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 2340 days ago · 625 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2338 days ago · 388 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 2401 days ago · 537 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2405 days ago · 604 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 2405 days ago · 596 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2414 days ago · 582 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 2422 days ago · 546 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2422 days ago · 567 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 2424 days ago · 585 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2424 days ago · 549 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2425 days ago · 613 km deep · 46 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008d88. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:03 PM UTC.