Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Mar 7, 2020, 10:24 AM GMT+13 (21:24 UTC), 570 km (354 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-06 21:24:30 UTC
Depth
569.6 km (353.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.609° S, 178.253° 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 15.4 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2398 days ago · 560 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.2255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2395 days ago · 511 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.1254 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2393 days ago · 464 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.5262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2391 days ago · 515 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2390 days ago · 577 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.5279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2388 days ago · 524 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.0241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2387 days ago · 523 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.0282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2386 days ago · 499 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2383 days ago · 581 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2382 days ago · 618 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2382 days ago · 454 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2382 days ago · 601 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 2373 days ago · 570 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2369 days ago · 357 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2367 days ago · 582 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2366 days ago · 546 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2365 days ago · 522 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 2364 days ago · 503 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.1265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2362 days ago · 503 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2354 days ago · 609 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 2353 days ago · 611 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2352 days ago · 540 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2350 days ago · 546 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 2348 days ago · 609 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 2345 days ago · 626 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2343 days ago · 506 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 2342 days ago · 388 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 4.3Fiji region · 2341 days ago · 520 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 2401 days ago · 594 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 2405 days ago · 537 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2407 days ago · 474 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2408 days ago · 520 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2409 days ago · 604 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 2409 days ago · 596 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2410 days ago · 520 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.4297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2410 days ago · 539 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2417 days ago · 524 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2418 days ago · 582 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.1272 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2418 days ago · 583 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.5259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2424 days ago · 513 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2425 days ago · 537 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 2426 days ago · 567 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 2428 days ago · 549 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2429 days ago · 613 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008dtj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:10 PM UTC.