Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 10:42 PM GMT+13 (09:42 UTC), 568 km (353 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-12-24 09:42:26 UTC
Depth
568.2 km (353.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.940° S, 178.524° 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 10.2 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2102 days ago · 471 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2099 days ago · 488 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2096 days ago · 542 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2090 days ago · 582 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2085 days ago · 565 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2084 days ago · 578 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 2084 days ago · 589 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2082 days ago · 558 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 2078 days ago · 554 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 2070 days ago · 560 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.8289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2063 days ago · 530 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2062 days ago · 408 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.5274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2061 days ago · 332 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 2058 days ago · 619 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2058 days ago · 520 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.0281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2057 days ago · 501 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 2045 days ago · 585 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 2045 days ago · 582 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.4294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2107 days ago · 467 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2108 days ago · 545 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 2109 days ago · 490 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2111 days ago · 568 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2111 days ago · 544 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2112 days ago · 544 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2112 days ago · 610 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2113 days ago · 492 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2113 days ago · 584 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 2114 days ago · 629 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2117 days ago · 573 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.1289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2118 days ago · 465 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 5.4Fiji region · 2121 days ago · 613 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 2124 days ago · 555 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 2128 days ago · 567 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 2133 days ago · 570 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d2iw. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.