Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 5:54 AM GMT+13 (16:54 UTC), 609 km (379 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2020-04-27 16:54:23 UTC
Depth
609.3 km (378.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.037° S, 178.466° 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 13.7 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2344 days ago · 506 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2341 days ago · 520 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2339 days ago · 625 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.5279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2334 days ago · 505 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.6287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2333 days ago · 480 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2330 days ago · 548 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.2299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2328 days ago · 496 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2327 days ago · 601 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2327 days ago · 574 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.5274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2325 days ago · 564 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 2321 days ago · 539 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2319 days ago · 594 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2313 days ago · 496 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2311 days ago · 611 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2304 days ago · 498 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2301 days ago · 598 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 2298 days ago · 593 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 2295 days ago · 569 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 4.1274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2291 days ago · 402 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2291 days ago · 538 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2351 days ago · 546 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2353 days ago · 540 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2353 days ago · 611 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2355 days ago · 609 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.1265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2363 days ago · 503 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2364 days ago · 503 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2365 days ago · 522 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2366 days ago · 546 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2368 days ago · 582 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2370 days ago · 357 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2373 days ago · 570 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700097qt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:34 AM UTC.