Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Aug 20, 2020, 10:02 AM GMT+13 (21:02 UTC), 433 km (269 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-08-19 21:02:30 UTC
Depth
432.9 km (269.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.690° S, 177.786° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
154

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 2230 days ago · 565 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2228 days ago · 524 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.6288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2227 days ago · 558 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 533 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 578 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 565 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2224 days ago · 590 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2221 days ago · 567 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.4259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2218 days ago · 492 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2217 days ago · 545 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.5258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2204 days ago · 513 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.3287 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2201 days ago · 607 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2199 days ago · 537 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 2197 days ago · 585 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.1268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2196 days ago · 526 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2188 days ago · 404 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 2188 days ago · 503 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 2188 days ago · 584 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 4.4290 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2178 days ago · 544 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 2172 days ago · 549 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 2171 days ago · 393 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 2171 days ago · 591 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 4.2267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2171 days ago · 555 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2232 days ago · 502 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.1267 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2234 days ago · 550 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2236 days ago · 559 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 2241 days ago · 579 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2247 days ago · 571 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.0282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2248 days ago · 542 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2249 days ago · 573 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.2273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2254 days ago · 547 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2255 days ago · 549 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000bhet. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.