Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 29, 2020, 12:06 PM GMT+13 (23:06 UTC), 567 km (353 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-28 23:06:34 UTC
Depth
567.3 km (352.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.185° S, 178.283° 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 14.7 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2222 days ago · 492 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.2284 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2222 days ago · 499 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2221 days ago · 545 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2221 days ago · 532 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2218 days ago · 556 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2216 days ago · 605 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 2210 days ago · 547 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.5258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2209 days ago · 513 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2204 days ago · 537 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2204 days ago · 589 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2200 days ago · 594 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.1268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2200 days ago · 526 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.1266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2195 days ago · 568 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2194 days ago · 566 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2193 days ago · 404 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.1293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2187 days ago · 506 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 2185 days ago · 603 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.0295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2182 days ago · 507 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 4.2256 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2178 days ago · 452 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 2175 days ago · 591 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 4.2267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2175 days ago · 555 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 2175 days ago · 615 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2228 days ago · 590 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.6288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2232 days ago · 558 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2233 days ago · 495 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 2235 days ago · 433 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2237 days ago · 502 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2239 days ago · 585 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2241 days ago · 559 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 2249 days ago · 606 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2252 days ago · 571 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.0282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2252 days ago · 542 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.9Fiji region · 2254 days ago · 564 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 2254 days ago · 573 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 600 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 606 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bgky. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:11 PM UTC.