Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Oct 17, 2020, 12:04 PM GMT+13 (23:04 UTC), 549 km (341 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-10-16 23:04:29 UTC
Depth
549.0 km (341.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.174° S, 177.559° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
56

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2171 days ago · 393 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 2160 days ago · 596 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 5.7267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2155 days ago · 388 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.4298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2148 days ago · 448 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.0277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2148 days ago · 405 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2148 days ago · 621 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 6.0291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2147 days ago · 417 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 2146 days ago · 563 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2145 days ago · 626 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2140 days ago · 542 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2136 days ago · 546 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.2295 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2128 days ago · 305 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.0286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2123 days ago · 396 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 2117 days ago · 550 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.4290 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2179 days ago · 544 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.2286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2184 days ago · 528 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 2186 days ago · 616 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2188 days ago · 584 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2188 days ago · 503 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2197 days ago · 585 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.3287 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2201 days ago · 607 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000caqr. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:56 AM UTC.