Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 8, 2020, 10:47 AM GMT+13 (21:47 UTC), 558 km (347 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-08-07 21:47:55 UTC
Depth
557.7 km (346.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.144° S, 178.554° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
228

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2235 days ago · 585 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 2232 days ago · 602 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 2228 days ago · 565 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.2284 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2217 days ago · 499 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2217 days ago · 532 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2214 days ago · 556 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2212 days ago · 605 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 2206 days ago · 547 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.4276 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2201 days ago · 350 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2199 days ago · 589 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2196 days ago · 594 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.1266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2190 days ago · 568 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2189 days ago · 566 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 2188 days ago · 593 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2243 days ago · 526 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 2245 days ago · 606 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 2249 days ago · 564 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2250 days ago · 573 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2252 days ago · 600 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2252 days ago · 606 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2252 days ago · 558 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2254 days ago · 407 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 557 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 549 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 548 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 5.4Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 554 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 6.0Fiji region · 2260 days ago · 605 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 516 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 557 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 557 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 4.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2262 days ago · 539 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 2262 days ago · 614 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 2263 days ago · 606 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 2265 days ago · 453 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000bavp. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:29 PM UTC.