Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, May 1, 2020, 7:53 AM GMT-12 (19:53 UTC), 625 km (389 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-05-01 19:53:05 UTC
Depth
625.3 km (388.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.467° S, 179.348° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
117

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2337 days ago · 621 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2333 days ago · 633 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2331 days ago · 618 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2330 days ago · 539 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 5.1Fiji region · 2328 days ago · 607 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 2327 days ago · 581 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2320 days ago · 537 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 5.0Fiji region · 2315 days ago · 595 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 2314 days ago · 540 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2310 days ago · 603 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 2307 days ago · 593 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 5.0south of the Fiji Islands · 2306 days ago · 576 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2303 days ago · 548 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2343 days ago · 626 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 2352 days ago · 588 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 2353 days ago · 612 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 2353 days ago · 598 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 2353 days ago · 601 km deep · 82 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700098er. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.