Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jul 8, 2020, 10:12 PM GMT+13 (09:12 UTC), 538 km (334 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-07-08 09:12:11 UTC
Depth
538.0 km (334.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.927° S, 178.554° 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 10.4 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2273 days ago · 495 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 2273 days ago · 614 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2272 days ago · 518 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2272 days ago · 620 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2271 days ago · 631 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2271 days ago · 582 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2266 days ago · 453 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 2264 days ago · 606 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2264 days ago · 614 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2263 days ago · 539 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2263 days ago · 557 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2263 days ago · 557 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 2263 days ago · 516 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 6.0Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 605 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 5.4Fiji region · 2257 days ago · 554 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 2257 days ago · 548 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 2257 days ago · 549 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 2257 days ago · 557 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 2255 days ago · 407 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 2253 days ago · 558 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 2253 days ago · 606 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 2253 days ago · 600 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 2251 days ago · 573 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 4.9Fiji region · 2251 days ago · 564 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 4.6Fiji region · 2246 days ago · 606 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 2245 days ago · 526 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 4.5Fiji region · 2244 days ago · 558 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 2236 days ago · 585 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2234 days ago · 502 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 4.7Fiji region · 2233 days ago · 602 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2230 days ago · 495 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 4.4Fiji region · 2226 days ago · 590 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 4.2Fiji region · 2223 days ago · 567 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 4.2284 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2219 days ago · 499 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 4.2Fiji region · 2218 days ago · 532 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 4.2Fiji region · 2215 days ago · 556 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2277 days ago · 514 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.2263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2278 days ago · 484 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2278 days ago · 561 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2282 days ago · 573 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 2284 days ago · 576 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2286 days ago · 549 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.1266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2290 days ago · 540 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2293 days ago · 569 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2296 days ago · 593 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2299 days ago · 598 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2304 days ago · 548 km deep · 33 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ap10. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.