Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 19, 2020, 9:38 PM GMT+13 (08:38 UTC), 574 km (357 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-05-19 08:38:59 UTC
Depth
573.9 km (356.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.883° S, 178.379° 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 12.1 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
93

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2322 days ago · 436 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2319 days ago · 539 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2318 days ago · 594 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2311 days ago · 496 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2309 days ago · 611 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 2306 days ago · 547 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2304 days ago · 548 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2299 days ago · 598 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2296 days ago · 593 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 4.3234 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2295 days ago · 291 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2293 days ago · 569 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.1266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2290 days ago · 540 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2289 days ago · 538 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2286 days ago · 549 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 2284 days ago · 576 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2283 days ago · 533 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 2282 days ago · 573 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 2278 days ago · 561 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 4.2263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2278 days ago · 484 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2277 days ago · 558 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 2277 days ago · 514 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 4.5264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2277 days ago · 517 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 2275 days ago · 538 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 2274 days ago · 495 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 4.0Fiji region · 2273 days ago · 614 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 2272 days ago · 620 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 4.1Fiji region · 2271 days ago · 631 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 4.1Fiji region · 2271 days ago · 582 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 4.2249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2268 days ago · 496 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 4.5Fiji region · 2266 days ago · 453 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 4.3Fiji region · 2266 days ago · 547 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2325 days ago · 601 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.2299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2326 days ago · 496 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2328 days ago · 548 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2331 days ago · 539 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.6287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2331 days ago · 480 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.5279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2332 days ago · 505 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.1278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2332 days ago · 441 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2337 days ago · 621 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2340 days ago · 520 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2340 days ago · 388 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2342 days ago · 506 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.4272 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2343 days ago · 382 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2343 days ago · 626 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 2346 days ago · 609 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2349 days ago · 546 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2351 days ago · 540 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 2351 days ago · 611 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2353 days ago · 609 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009kl0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:44 AM UTC.