Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Oct 30, 2020, 5:33 PM GMT+13 (04:33 UTC), 587 km (365 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
2020-10-30 04:33:32 UTC
Depth
587.3 km (364.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.102° S, 178.489° 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 10.4 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4287 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2161 days ago · 379 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2148 days ago · 625 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2144 days ago · 612 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2136 days ago · 570 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2131 days ago · 567 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 5.4Fiji region · 2124 days ago · 613 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.1289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2121 days ago · 465 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2121 days ago · 573 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 2117 days ago · 629 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2116 days ago · 584 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2116 days ago · 492 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 2114 days ago · 544 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2114 days ago · 568 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 2112 days ago · 490 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 2111 days ago · 545 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.4294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2110 days ago · 467 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2107 days ago · 568 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 4.0278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2105 days ago · 471 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 5.3Fiji region · 2163 days ago · 575 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2165 days ago · 573 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2173 days ago · 606 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2174 days ago · 615 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.2256 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2177 days ago · 452 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.1265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2180 days ago · 534 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.0295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2181 days ago · 507 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2184 days ago · 603 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2185 days ago · 593 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.1293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2185 days ago · 506 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.2253 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2186 days ago · 398 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 2191 days ago · 593 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2192 days ago · 566 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cas6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.