Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 19, 2020, 4:38 AM GMT+13 (15:38 UTC), 615 km (382 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-10-18 15:38:23 UTC
Depth
614.8 km (382.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.667° S, 178.689° 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 12.1 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
111

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2170 days ago · 606 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2162 days ago · 573 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 5.3Fiji region · 2160 days ago · 575 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2160 days ago · 587 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2145 days ago · 625 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2134 days ago · 570 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2129 days ago · 567 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2125 days ago · 555 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.7291 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2122 days ago · 632 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 5.4Fiji region · 2122 days ago · 613 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.1289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2118 days ago · 465 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2118 days ago · 573 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 2114 days ago · 629 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2114 days ago · 584 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 2113 days ago · 492 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 2113 days ago · 610 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2112 days ago · 544 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 2112 days ago · 544 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 2112 days ago · 568 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2172 days ago · 591 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.0295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2178 days ago · 507 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.4298 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 2180 days ago · 656 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2181 days ago · 603 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2182 days ago · 593 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.1293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2183 days ago · 506 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2189 days ago · 593 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2190 days ago · 566 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.1266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2191 days ago · 568 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2197 days ago · 594 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2200 days ago · 589 km deep · 30 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000cbgw. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.