Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, May 10, 2020, 10:18 AM GMT-12 (22:18 UTC), 633 km (394 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-10 22:18:19 UTC
Depth
633.3 km (393.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.567° S, 179.361° 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 11.6 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2332 days ago · 618 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2332 days ago · 539 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 5.1Fiji region · 2330 days ago · 607 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 2329 days ago · 581 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2321 days ago · 537 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 5.0Fiji region · 2316 days ago · 595 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 2315 days ago · 540 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2311 days ago · 603 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 2308 days ago · 593 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 5.0south of the Fiji Islands · 2308 days ago · 576 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2305 days ago · 548 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2339 days ago · 621 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2344 days ago · 625 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2345 days ago · 626 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 2354 days ago · 588 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 2354 days ago · 612 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 2354 days ago · 598 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 2355 days ago · 601 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009gu6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.