Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Nov 5, 2020, 12:50 AM GMT+12 (12:50 UTC), 416 km (258 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 274 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-11-04 12:50:52 UTC
Depth
415.7 km (258.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.307° S, 177.767° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2149 days ago · 592 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.6249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2144 days ago · 561 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2136 days ago · 572 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.2283 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2126 days ago · 433 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.3236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2122 days ago · 589 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.2228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2118 days ago · 596 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.7274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2117 days ago · 512 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2113 days ago · 405 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.6237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2112 days ago · 568 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.5225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2110 days ago · 521 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2108 days ago · 631 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.2282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2104 days ago · 633 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2102 days ago · 598 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2098 days ago · 630 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2097 days ago · 512 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 4.5241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2097 days ago · 538 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.5246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2095 days ago · 553 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.6268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2154 days ago · 599 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2157 days ago · 553 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2160 days ago · 521 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.7253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2161 days ago · 524 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.3298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2161 days ago · 566 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2162 days ago · 624 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2168 days ago · 556 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2170 days ago · 564 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 5.1270 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 2171 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.0289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2177 days ago · 594 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.3287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2177 days ago · 599 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.7288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2182 days ago · 601 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ccir. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:56 AM UTC.