Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 2:50 AM GMT-12 (14:50 UTC), 614 km (382 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
2020-07-19 14:50:11 UTC
Depth
614.5 km (381.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.252° S, 179.058° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
78

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 516 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 6.0Fiji region · 2260 days ago · 605 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2254 days ago · 407 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2252 days ago · 558 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2251 days ago · 606 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2251 days ago · 600 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 2249 days ago · 564 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2243 days ago · 526 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2243 days ago · 558 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2234 days ago · 585 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 2232 days ago · 602 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2229 days ago · 583 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 2228 days ago · 565 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 2225 days ago · 587 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2214 days ago · 556 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 2212 days ago · 605 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 2206 days ago · 595 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 4.6Fiji region · 2205 days ago · 547 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 2263 days ago · 606 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2269 days ago · 582 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2270 days ago · 620 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2270 days ago · 518 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2272 days ago · 495 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2273 days ago · 538 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2281 days ago · 573 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 2283 days ago · 576 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2292 days ago · 569 km deep · 67 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000b3gd. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.