Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jul 10, 2020, 6:29 AM GMT+13 (17:29 UTC), 614 km (381 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-07-09 17:29:35 UTC
Depth
613.8 km (381.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.227° S, 178.633° 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 15.5 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2272 days ago · 620 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2271 days ago · 631 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2266 days ago · 453 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2265 days ago · 547 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2263 days ago · 539 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2262 days ago · 557 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2262 days ago · 557 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 6.0Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 605 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 5.4Fiji region · 2257 days ago · 554 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2257 days ago · 548 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2257 days ago · 549 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 2257 days ago · 557 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 2253 days ago · 558 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 2253 days ago · 606 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 2253 days ago · 600 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 2251 days ago · 573 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.9Fiji region · 2251 days ago · 564 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 4.0282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2249 days ago · 542 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 2249 days ago · 571 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 4.6Fiji region · 2246 days ago · 606 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 2238 days ago · 559 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 2236 days ago · 585 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 4.6288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2229 days ago · 558 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 590 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 2223 days ago · 567 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 4.2284 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2219 days ago · 499 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 2218 days ago · 532 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 2215 days ago · 556 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2274 days ago · 538 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2277 days ago · 514 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2277 days ago · 558 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2277 days ago · 561 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2282 days ago · 573 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2283 days ago · 533 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 2284 days ago · 576 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2286 days ago · 549 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2293 days ago · 569 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2296 days ago · 593 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2299 days ago · 598 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2302 days ago · 498 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000apir. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.