Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, May 18, 2020, 6:09 AM GMT+13 (17:09 UTC), 614 km (381 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 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
2020-05-17 17:09:36 UTC
Depth
614.0 km (381.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.867° S, 177.658° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 13.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2328 days ago · 523 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2325 days ago · 577 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 2316 days ago · 609 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2314 days ago · 574 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.1295 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2310 days ago · 303 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 2309 days ago · 401 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2306 days ago · 546 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.6276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2301 days ago · 555 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2298 days ago · 565 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.5297 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2295 days ago · 466 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2293 days ago · 623 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2290 days ago · 589 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2287 days ago · 596 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.1287 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2279 days ago · 541 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 2279 days ago · 489 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2276 days ago · 563 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2274 days ago · 589 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.5258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2274 days ago · 525 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 4.0296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2269 days ago · 592 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.2275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2335 days ago · 574 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2337 days ago · 580 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2343 days ago · 598 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2345 days ago · 560 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 2345 days ago · 556 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2348 days ago · 575 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2350 days ago · 624 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.8Fiji region · 2350 days ago · 617 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.3296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2352 days ago · 562 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2353 days ago · 552 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 2356 days ago · 332 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009nek. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.