Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, May 14, 2020, 4:47 AM GMT+13 (15:47 UTC), 539 km (335 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-05-13 15:47:59 UTC
Depth
539.4 km (335.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.107° S, 178.634° 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 14.1 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
24

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1Fiji region · 2327 days ago · 607 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2323 days ago · 601 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2323 days ago · 574 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.3275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2320 days ago · 436 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2318 days ago · 537 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2317 days ago · 539 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2316 days ago · 594 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 5.0Fiji region · 2313 days ago · 595 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2307 days ago · 611 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 2304 days ago · 547 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2302 days ago · 548 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2297 days ago · 598 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2294 days ago · 593 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2292 days ago · 569 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 2282 days ago · 576 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2280 days ago · 573 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2276 days ago · 561 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 2275 days ago · 514 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 2273 days ago · 538 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 2272 days ago · 495 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 2271 days ago · 614 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 2270 days ago · 518 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 2270 days ago · 620 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 2269 days ago · 582 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2329 days ago · 618 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.6287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2329 days ago · 480 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.1278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2331 days ago · 441 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2331 days ago · 633 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2335 days ago · 621 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2339 days ago · 388 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2340 days ago · 625 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.4272 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2341 days ago · 382 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2341 days ago · 626 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2349 days ago · 540 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2349 days ago · 611 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009llc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:53 AM UTC.