Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jul 27, 2020, 11:15 AM GMT+13 (22:15 UTC), 612 km (380 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-07-26 22:15:04 UTC
Depth
611.8 km (380.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.762° S, 177.511° 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 7.0 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 2253 days ago · 529 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2252 days ago · 499 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2249 days ago · 578 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.2292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2248 days ago · 636 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 2241 days ago · 579 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 2230 days ago · 565 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2228 days ago · 524 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2227 days ago · 581 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2227 days ago · 587 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 533 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 578 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 565 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2223 days ago · 644 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2218 days ago · 579 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2204 days ago · 548 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.3287 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2201 days ago · 607 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 2197 days ago · 585 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.0299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2195 days ago · 590 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.2253 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2255 days ago · 560 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 2258 days ago · 628 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2260 days ago · 589 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 622 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 598 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2263 days ago · 623 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.0296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2265 days ago · 592 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2269 days ago · 589 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2272 days ago · 563 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2274 days ago · 489 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.1287 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2275 days ago · 541 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2283 days ago · 596 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000b6tk. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.