Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, May 4, 2020, 5:44 AM GMT+13 (16:44 UTC), 388 km (241 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-05-03 16:44:34 UTC
Depth
387.7 km (240.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.142° S, 178.286° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2337 days ago · 621 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.1278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2332 days ago · 441 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.6287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2331 days ago · 480 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2330 days ago · 618 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2330 days ago · 539 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.2299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2325 days ago · 496 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2324 days ago · 601 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2324 days ago · 574 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.3275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2321 days ago · 436 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2318 days ago · 539 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2317 days ago · 594 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2310 days ago · 496 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2308 days ago · 611 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 2306 days ago · 547 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 2303 days ago · 548 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2298 days ago · 598 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 2296 days ago · 593 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.3234 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2294 days ago · 291 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 2293 days ago · 569 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 4.1266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2289 days ago · 540 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 2285 days ago · 549 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 4.7Fiji region · 2284 days ago · 576 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2283 days ago · 533 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 4.5Fiji region · 2281 days ago · 573 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2341 days ago · 506 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.4272 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2342 days ago · 382 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2343 days ago · 626 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2350 days ago · 540 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2350 days ago · 611 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2352 days ago · 609 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.1265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2360 days ago · 503 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2362 days ago · 503 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2365 days ago · 582 km deep · 42 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009cfr. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.