Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Aug 25, 2020, 1:35 PM GMT+13 (00:35 UTC), 533 km (331 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-08-25 00:35:11 UTC
Depth
533.4 km (331.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.331° S, 177.493° 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 11.7 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
211

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 578 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 565 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2217 days ago · 545 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.3287 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2201 days ago · 607 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2199 days ago · 537 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2197 days ago · 585 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2188 days ago · 404 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2188 days ago · 503 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2188 days ago · 584 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 2186 days ago · 616 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.2286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2184 days ago · 528 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.4290 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2179 days ago · 544 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2172 days ago · 549 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2171 days ago · 393 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.2267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2171 days ago · 555 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2227 days ago · 581 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2228 days ago · 524 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 2230 days ago · 565 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 2231 days ago · 433 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.1267 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2234 days ago · 550 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2236 days ago · 559 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 2241 days ago · 579 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2247 days ago · 571 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.9Fiji region · 2253 days ago · 529 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.2273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2254 days ago · 547 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2254 days ago · 612 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.2253 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2255 days ago · 560 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bcdz. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.