Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, May 16, 2020, 9:22 AM GMT+12 (21:22 UTC), 626 km (389 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 272 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-15 21:22:15 UTC
Depth
625.7 km (388.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.992° S, 177.300° 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, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2327 days ago · 523 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2324 days ago · 577 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.4259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2322 days ago · 577 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2319 days ago · 558 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 2315 days ago · 609 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2313 days ago · 574 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2312 days ago · 616 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 2308 days ago · 401 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.9272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2306 days ago · 530 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2295 days ago · 397 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2292 days ago · 623 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2290 days ago · 526 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2289 days ago · 589 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2286 days ago · 596 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.1284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2278 days ago · 605 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2277 days ago · 489 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 2275 days ago · 563 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2272 days ago · 589 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.2275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2334 days ago · 574 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2335 days ago · 580 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2342 days ago · 598 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2344 days ago · 560 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 2344 days ago · 361 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2345 days ago · 366 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2346 days ago · 519 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2346 days ago · 575 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.5297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2350 days ago · 621 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.3296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2351 days ago · 562 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2352 days ago · 552 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.1278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2353 days ago · 527 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.3262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2356 days ago · 550 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009n72. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.