Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Oct 30, 2020, 4:14 AM GMT+13 (15:14 UTC), 596 km (370 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

Nuku‘alofa forecastMore in Fiji

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-10-29 15:14:47 UTC
Depth
596.0 km (370.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.507° S, 177.837° 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 17.7 km horizontally, 12.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.7267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2155 days ago · 388 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.0277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2148 days ago · 405 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2148 days ago · 621 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 6.0291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2147 days ago · 417 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 2146 days ago · 563 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2145 days ago · 626 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2140 days ago · 542 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2136 days ago · 546 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2133 days ago · 570 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.1282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2130 days ago · 510 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2124 days ago · 555 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.0286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2123 days ago · 396 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2118 days ago · 524 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 2117 days ago · 550 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 2112 days ago · 610 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 2111 days ago · 544 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 4.8272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2108 days ago · 558 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 2107 days ago · 408 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 4.5268 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2105 days ago · 551 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.2267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2171 days ago · 555 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2171 days ago · 591 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2171 days ago · 393 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2173 days ago · 549 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.4290 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2179 days ago · 544 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.2286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2184 days ago · 528 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 2186 days ago · 616 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2188 days ago · 584 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2188 days ago · 503 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2188 days ago · 404 km deep · 66 km away

Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ca8p. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.