Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Nov 13, 2020, 3:34 AM GMT+13 (14:34 UTC), 563 km (350 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
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-11-12 14:34:19 UTC
Depth
563.0 km (349.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.620° S, 177.773° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2145 days ago · 626 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2140 days ago · 542 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2136 days ago · 572 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.6273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2136 days ago · 557 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.2295 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2128 days ago · 305 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2127 days ago · 560 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.2299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2121 days ago · 603 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 2117 days ago · 550 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.7274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2117 days ago · 512 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2115 days ago · 617 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2108 days ago · 631 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2107 days ago · 408 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.3273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2106 days ago · 552 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.2282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2104 days ago · 633 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 2103 days ago · 598 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2098 days ago · 630 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2097 days ago · 512 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 2090 days ago · 355 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 2088 days ago · 593 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 2087 days ago · 613 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2148 days ago · 621 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.4298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2148 days ago · 448 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.4252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2149 days ago · 592 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2158 days ago · 579 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2160 days ago · 521 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 2160 days ago · 596 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.7253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2161 days ago · 524 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.3298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2161 days ago · 566 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2162 days ago · 471 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2162 days ago · 624 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2165 days ago · 591 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2171 days ago · 393 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2173 days ago · 549 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.4290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2174 days ago · 567 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2175 days ago · 523 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cdtj. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC.