Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Oct 28, 2020, 1:11 PM GMT+13 (00:11 UTC), 573 km (356 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-28 00:11:10 UTC
Depth
573.2 km (356.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.983° S, 178.669° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3Fiji region · 2166 days ago · 575 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2166 days ago · 587 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2151 days ago · 625 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2147 days ago · 612 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2140 days ago · 570 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2135 days ago · 567 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.7291 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2128 days ago · 632 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 5.4Fiji region · 2128 days ago · 613 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.1289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2124 days ago · 465 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2124 days ago · 573 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 2120 days ago · 629 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2120 days ago · 584 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2119 days ago · 492 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2119 days ago · 610 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 2118 days ago · 544 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 2118 days ago · 568 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 2116 days ago · 490 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 2114 days ago · 545 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 4.4294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2113 days ago · 467 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 2111 days ago · 568 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 4.0278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2108 days ago · 471 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2176 days ago · 606 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2177 days ago · 615 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.1265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2183 days ago · 534 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.0295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2184 days ago · 507 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.4298 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 2186 days ago · 656 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2187 days ago · 603 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2188 days ago · 593 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.1293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2189 days ago · 506 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2195 days ago · 593 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2196 days ago · 566 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 4.1266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2197 days ago · 568 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000c9r9. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:50 AM UTC.