Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jul 10, 2020, 1:49 AM GMT+13 (12:49 UTC), 563 km (350 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-07-09 12:49:47 UTC
Depth
563.0 km (349.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.841° S, 177.588° 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 10.0 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2269 days ago · 589 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.0296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2265 days ago · 592 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2263 days ago · 623 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 598 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 622 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2260 days ago · 589 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 2257 days ago · 628 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2254 days ago · 612 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.9Fiji region · 2252 days ago · 529 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2252 days ago · 499 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2249 days ago · 578 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.2292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2248 days ago · 636 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 2247 days ago · 571 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 2241 days ago · 579 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 2230 days ago · 433 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 2230 days ago · 565 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 2227 days ago · 524 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 2227 days ago · 581 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 2226 days ago · 587 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 533 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 578 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 565 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2223 days ago · 644 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 2217 days ago · 579 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2274 days ago · 489 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.1287 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2275 days ago · 541 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2283 days ago · 596 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2286 days ago · 589 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2289 days ago · 623 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.5297 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2291 days ago · 466 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2293 days ago · 565 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.6276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2297 days ago · 555 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2301 days ago · 546 km deep · 48 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000apik. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.