Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jul 11, 2020, 4:27 PM GMT+13 (03:27 UTC), 518 km (322 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-07-11 03:27:28 UTC
Depth
517.8 km (321.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.649° S, 178.909° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2274 days ago · 620 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2273 days ago · 582 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 2271 days ago · 581 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 2271 days ago · 585 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 2266 days ago · 606 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2265 days ago · 614 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2264 days ago · 516 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 2263 days ago · 573 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 6.0Fiji region · 2263 days ago · 605 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2257 days ago · 407 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2246 days ago · 526 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 2246 days ago · 558 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 2246 days ago · 583 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 2235 days ago · 602 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 2232 days ago · 583 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 2231 days ago · 565 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 2228 days ago · 587 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 2228 days ago · 585 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 2227 days ago · 600 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 2215 days ago · 605 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2275 days ago · 495 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2277 days ago · 538 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2284 days ago · 573 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2295 days ago · 569 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000aqbb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.