Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jul 10, 2020, 4:59 AM GMT+13 (15:59 UTC), 495 km (308 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
2020-07-09 15:59:32 UTC
Depth
495.4 km (307.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.094° S, 178.187° 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 30.3 km horizontally, 28.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
227°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2270 days ago · 518 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2270 days ago · 620 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2269 days ago · 582 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.2249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2266 days ago · 496 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2264 days ago · 453 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 2263 days ago · 606 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2262 days ago · 614 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2261 days ago · 539 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 557 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 557 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 516 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 6.0Fiji region · 2260 days ago · 605 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 5.4Fiji region · 2255 days ago · 554 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2255 days ago · 548 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 2255 days ago · 549 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 2255 days ago · 557 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2254 days ago · 407 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 2252 days ago · 558 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 2251 days ago · 606 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 2251 days ago · 600 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 2249 days ago · 573 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 4.9Fiji region · 2249 days ago · 564 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 4.0282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2248 days ago · 542 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 4.6Fiji region · 2244 days ago · 606 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 2243 days ago · 526 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 4.5Fiji region · 2242 days ago · 558 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 2234 days ago · 585 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2232 days ago · 502 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2228 days ago · 495 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 4.6288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2227 days ago · 558 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 4.2284 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2217 days ago · 499 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 4.2Fiji region · 2216 days ago · 532 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 4.2Fiji region · 2214 days ago · 556 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2273 days ago · 538 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.5264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2275 days ago · 517 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2275 days ago · 514 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2276 days ago · 558 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.2263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2276 days ago · 484 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2276 days ago · 561 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2280 days ago · 573 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2282 days ago · 533 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 2282 days ago · 576 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2284 days ago · 549 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2287 days ago · 538 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.1266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2288 days ago · 540 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2292 days ago · 569 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.3234 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2293 days ago · 291 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 2295 days ago · 593 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2297 days ago · 598 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000apim. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.