Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 5, 2020, 2:24 AM GMT+13 (13:24 UTC), 520 km (323 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-04 13:24:35 UTC
Depth
519.7 km (322.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.209° S, 178.076° 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 14.4 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2340 days ago · 625 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.1278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2335 days ago · 441 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.5279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2335 days ago · 505 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.6287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2334 days ago · 480 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2331 days ago · 548 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 4.2299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2329 days ago · 496 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2328 days ago · 601 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2328 days ago · 574 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.5274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2326 days ago · 564 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2322 days ago · 539 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2321 days ago · 594 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2314 days ago · 496 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2312 days ago · 611 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 2309 days ago · 547 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2305 days ago · 498 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2302 days ago · 598 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.6276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2302 days ago · 555 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 2299 days ago · 593 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 2296 days ago · 569 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 4.1266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2293 days ago · 540 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 4.1274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2292 days ago · 402 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2292 days ago · 538 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 2289 days ago · 549 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 4.7Fiji region · 2287 days ago · 576 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2286 days ago · 533 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 4.1231 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2286 days ago · 496 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 4.5Fiji region · 2285 days ago · 573 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2345 days ago · 506 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.4238 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2346 days ago · 360 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2349 days ago · 609 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2352 days ago · 546 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2354 days ago · 540 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2354 days ago · 611 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2356 days ago · 609 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.1265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2364 days ago · 503 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2365 days ago · 503 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2367 days ago · 522 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2367 days ago · 546 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2369 days ago · 582 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2371 days ago · 357 km deep · 49 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009elw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:44 AM UTC.