Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Feb 1, 2020, 6:35 AM GMT+13 (17:35 UTC), 581 km (361 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-31 17:35:04 UTC
Depth
580.6 km (360.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.257° S, 177.583° 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 9.5 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2436 days ago · 375 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 2423 days ago · 603 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2417 days ago · 589 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2415 days ago · 471 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.4297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2412 days ago · 539 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.4251 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2411 days ago · 245 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2405 days ago · 567 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2405 days ago · 521 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2404 days ago · 635 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2400 days ago · 560 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.4288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2400 days ago · 541 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2400 days ago · 562 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.3275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2399 days ago · 545 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.4298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2396 days ago · 496 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 2395 days ago · 544 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.3283 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2438 days ago · 568 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 2447 days ago · 497 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2447 days ago · 583 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2451 days ago · 582 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2455 days ago · 562 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2459 days ago · 451 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.5291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2464 days ago · 523 km deep · 54 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70007l11. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:40 PM UTC.