Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jun 14, 2020, 2:04 PM GMT+13 (01:04 UTC), 598 km (371 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-06-14 01:04:55 UTC
Depth
597.7 km (371.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.743° S, 178.623° 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 13.7 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2295 days ago · 593 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2292 days ago · 569 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.1266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2288 days ago · 540 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2284 days ago · 549 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 2282 days ago · 576 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2280 days ago · 573 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2276 days ago · 561 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.2263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2276 days ago · 484 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2275 days ago · 514 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2273 days ago · 538 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2272 days ago · 495 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 2272 days ago · 614 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2270 days ago · 620 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 2270 days ago · 631 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 2269 days ago · 582 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2264 days ago · 453 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2264 days ago · 547 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.6Fiji region · 2263 days ago · 606 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 2262 days ago · 614 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 4.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2261 days ago · 539 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 557 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 557 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 516 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 6.0Fiji region · 2260 days ago · 605 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 5.4Fiji region · 2255 days ago · 554 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 2255 days ago · 548 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 4.4Fiji region · 2255 days ago · 549 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 4.4Fiji region · 2255 days ago · 557 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 4.3Fiji region · 2254 days ago · 407 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 4.1Fiji region · 2252 days ago · 558 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 4.1Fiji region · 2251 days ago · 606 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 4.5Fiji region · 2251 days ago · 600 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 4.4Fiji region · 2249 days ago · 573 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 4.9Fiji region · 2249 days ago · 564 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 4.0282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2248 days ago · 542 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 4.6Fiji region · 2244 days ago · 606 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 4.3Fiji region · 2243 days ago · 526 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 4.5Fiji region · 2242 days ago · 558 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2302 days ago · 548 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 2305 days ago · 547 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2307 days ago · 611 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2309 days ago · 496 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2316 days ago · 594 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2317 days ago · 539 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.3275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2320 days ago · 436 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2323 days ago · 574 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2323 days ago · 601 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.2299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2324 days ago · 496 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2326 days ago · 548 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000aevb. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.