Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jun 2, 2020, 3:03 AM GMT+13 (14:03 UTC), 574 km (356 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-06-01 14:03:37 UTC
Depth
573.7 km (356.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.718° S, 177.467° 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 13.6 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2309 days ago · 616 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.1295 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2306 days ago · 303 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 2304 days ago · 401 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2301 days ago · 546 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2293 days ago · 565 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.5297 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2291 days ago · 466 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2289 days ago · 623 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2286 days ago · 589 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2283 days ago · 596 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.1284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2275 days ago · 605 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 2274 days ago · 489 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2272 days ago · 563 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2269 days ago · 589 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.0296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2265 days ago · 592 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2262 days ago · 623 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 598 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 622 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 2260 days ago · 589 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 2257 days ago · 628 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 4.2253 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2255 days ago · 560 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 2254 days ago · 612 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 4.9Fiji region · 2252 days ago · 529 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2252 days ago · 499 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 2251 days ago · 597 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 2311 days ago · 609 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2316 days ago · 558 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2321 days ago · 577 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2323 days ago · 523 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2325 days ago · 614 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2326 days ago · 626 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.2275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2331 days ago · 574 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2332 days ago · 580 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2339 days ago · 598 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a8dz. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:02 AM UTC.