Fiji earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Oct 30, 2020, 3:34 PM GMT+13 (02:34 UTC), 575 km (357 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

Nuku‘alofa forecast More in Fiji

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mww), moderate
Local time: Fri, Oct 30, 2020, 3:34 PM GMT+13
UTC: 2020-10-30 02:34:21 UTC
Depth: 574.7 km (357.1 mi), deep
Epicenter: 20.841° S, 178.549° 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 9.9 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 35°
Stations used: 117

Nearest places

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

Nuku‘alofa, TongaPopulation 22,400. Forecast349 kmW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000c7tm (also filed as iscgem619514703). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.