Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, May 7, 2020, 2:28 PM GMT+13 (01:28 UTC), 625 km (388 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2020-05-07 01:28:25 UTC
Depth
624.7 km (388.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.770° S, 177.910° 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, 9.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2335 days ago · 505 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2331 days ago · 548 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.2299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2329 days ago · 496 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.5274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2326 days ago · 564 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2313 days ago · 496 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2306 days ago · 546 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2305 days ago · 498 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.6276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2301 days ago · 555 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2298 days ago · 565 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.1274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2292 days ago · 402 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2292 days ago · 538 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2289 days ago · 549 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2286 days ago · 533 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.1231 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2285 days ago · 496 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 2280 days ago · 561 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2280 days ago · 558 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2342 days ago · 520 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2345 days ago · 506 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 2345 days ago · 556 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.4238 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2346 days ago · 360 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2349 days ago · 609 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2350 days ago · 624 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2351 days ago · 546 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2354 days ago · 540 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2356 days ago · 609 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 2356 days ago · 332 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.2230 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2357 days ago · 570 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.1265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2364 days ago · 503 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2366 days ago · 522 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2367 days ago · 546 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.3296 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2369 days ago · 555 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009g16. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.