Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 19, 2020, 6:12 AM GMT+12 (18:12 UTC), 523 km (325 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-05-18 18:12:25 UTC
Depth
523.1 km (325.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.398° S, 177.702° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2321 days ago · 577 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.4259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2318 days ago · 577 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2316 days ago · 558 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.6229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2315 days ago · 562 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 2311 days ago · 609 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2311 days ago · 580 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2310 days ago · 574 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2309 days ago · 616 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2306 days ago · 519 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 2304 days ago · 401 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.9272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2302 days ago · 530 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2301 days ago · 546 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2299 days ago · 552 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.5297 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2291 days ago · 466 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.5237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2290 days ago · 589 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 2289 days ago · 623 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2286 days ago · 526 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2286 days ago · 589 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.3252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2283 days ago · 584 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2283 days ago · 596 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 4.1284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2275 days ago · 605 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 2274 days ago · 489 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 4.8236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2273 days ago · 585 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 2272 days ago · 563 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2269 days ago · 589 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 4.5258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2269 days ago · 525 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 4.0296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2265 days ago · 592 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2324 days ago · 614 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2326 days ago · 626 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.2275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2331 days ago · 574 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.2234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2332 days ago · 485 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2332 days ago · 580 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2339 days ago · 598 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2340 days ago · 560 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 2341 days ago · 556 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2342 days ago · 519 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2343 days ago · 575 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.2255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2345 days ago · 639 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 2345 days ago · 624 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 2346 days ago · 617 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.5297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2347 days ago · 621 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.3296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2347 days ago · 562 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2348 days ago · 552 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.1278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2350 days ago · 527 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 2351 days ago · 332 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 4.3262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2353 days ago · 550 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009nih. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC.