Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Aug 23, 2020, 8:46 AM GMT+13 (19:46 UTC), 524 km (326 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 288 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-08-22 19:46:36 UTC
Depth
524.2 km (325.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.852° S, 177.676° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2227 days ago · 581 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2227 days ago · 587 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2226 days ago · 533 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 2226 days ago · 578 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 565 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2224 days ago · 644 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2218 days ago · 579 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2205 days ago · 548 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.3287 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2202 days ago · 607 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2197 days ago · 585 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.0299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2196 days ago · 590 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2191 days ago · 390 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 2188 days ago · 503 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 2188 days ago · 584 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 2186 days ago · 616 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 4.2286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2184 days ago · 528 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.7288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2182 days ago · 601 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.2260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2181 days ago · 566 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 4.4290 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2179 days ago · 544 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 4.3287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2178 days ago · 599 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2177 days ago · 634 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 4.4290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2174 days ago · 567 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 2173 days ago · 549 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 2171 days ago · 393 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 2230 days ago · 565 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 2231 days ago · 433 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 2242 days ago · 579 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2248 days ago · 571 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.2292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2248 days ago · 636 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2249 days ago · 578 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2252 days ago · 499 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.9Fiji region · 2253 days ago · 529 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.0242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2255 days ago · 617 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2255 days ago · 612 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 2258 days ago · 628 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000be8x. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:39 PM UTC.