Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jul 20, 2020, 12:57 PM GMT+13 (23:57 UTC), 598 km (372 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 284 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-07-19 23:57:35 UTC
Depth
598.0 km (371.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.710° S, 177.677° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2262 days ago · 622 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 589 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 2258 days ago · 628 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.0255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2255 days ago · 617 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2255 days ago · 612 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.0242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2254 days ago · 617 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 2253 days ago · 529 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2252 days ago · 499 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2252 days ago · 597 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2249 days ago · 578 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.2292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2248 days ago · 636 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2247 days ago · 540 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.6282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2245 days ago · 561 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 2241 days ago · 579 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2235 days ago · 506 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 2230 days ago · 565 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 2228 days ago · 524 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 2227 days ago · 581 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 2227 days ago · 587 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 2226 days ago · 533 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 2226 days ago · 578 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 565 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2224 days ago · 644 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 2218 days ago · 579 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 5.6284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2207 days ago · 560 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2204 days ago · 548 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2263 days ago · 623 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.0296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2265 days ago · 592 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.5258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2270 days ago · 525 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2270 days ago · 589 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2272 days ago · 563 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2274 days ago · 489 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.1284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2275 days ago · 605 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2283 days ago · 596 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2286 days ago · 589 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2287 days ago · 526 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2289 days ago · 623 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.5297 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2291 days ago · 466 km deep · 36 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ardc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.