M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jan 1, 2020, 5:21 PM GMT+13 (04:21 UTC), 392 km (244 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700070t3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.