Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 5:37 AM GMT-12 (17:37 UTC), 612 km (380 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-11-17 17:37:09 UTC
Depth
612.0 km (380.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.437° S, 179.299° 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 17.3 km horizontally, 10.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
25

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 2124 days ago · 582 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 5.4Fiji region · 2121 days ago · 613 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 2121 days ago · 608 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 5.2south of the Fiji Islands · 2118 days ago · 578 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 2114 days ago · 629 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 2112 days ago · 571 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2104 days ago · 568 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 2098 days ago · 593 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2095 days ago · 545 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 2084 days ago · 589 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2141 days ago · 594 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2144 days ago · 625 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 2158 days ago · 583 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 5.1south of the Fiji Islands · 2158 days ago · 549 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2159 days ago · 587 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2162 days ago · 573 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2169 days ago · 606 km deep · 23 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000cqse. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.