Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jun 29, 2020, 10:51 AM GMT+13 (21:51 UTC), 576 km (358 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-06-28 21:51:01 UTC
Depth
575.7 km (357.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.829° S, 178.447° 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 14.7 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2285 days ago · 533 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2284 days ago · 573 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2279 days ago · 561 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.2263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2279 days ago · 484 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2279 days ago · 558 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2278 days ago · 514 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.5264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2278 days ago · 517 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2276 days ago · 538 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2275 days ago · 495 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 2275 days ago · 614 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2273 days ago · 620 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2273 days ago · 631 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 2272 days ago · 582 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 2268 days ago · 453 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 2267 days ago · 547 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 2266 days ago · 606 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 2265 days ago · 614 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 4.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2265 days ago · 539 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 2264 days ago · 557 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 2264 days ago · 557 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 2264 days ago · 516 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 6.0Fiji region · 2263 days ago · 605 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 5.4Fiji region · 2259 days ago · 554 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 2259 days ago · 548 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 2259 days ago · 549 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 2259 days ago · 557 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 4.3Fiji region · 2257 days ago · 407 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 4.1Fiji region · 2255 days ago · 558 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 4.1Fiji region · 2255 days ago · 606 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 4.5Fiji region · 2255 days ago · 600 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 4.4Fiji region · 2252 days ago · 573 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 4.9Fiji region · 2252 days ago · 564 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 4.0282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2251 days ago · 542 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 4.6Fiji region · 2248 days ago · 606 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 4.3Fiji region · 2246 days ago · 526 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 4.5Fiji region · 2246 days ago · 558 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 4.4Fiji region · 2240 days ago · 559 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 4.2Fiji region · 2237 days ago · 585 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2235 days ago · 502 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2232 days ago · 495 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 4.6288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2231 days ago · 558 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 4.4Fiji region · 2227 days ago · 590 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2288 days ago · 549 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2290 days ago · 538 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.1266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2292 days ago · 540 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2295 days ago · 569 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2298 days ago · 593 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2301 days ago · 598 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2305 days ago · 548 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 2308 days ago · 547 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2310 days ago · 611 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2312 days ago · 496 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ahfs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC.