Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Nov 16, 2020, 5:39 PM GMT-12 (05:39 UTC), 594 km (369 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), light
Local time
UTC
2020-11-17 05:39:25 UTC
Depth
593.6 km (368.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.859° S, 179.447° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
115

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2142 days ago · 612 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 2125 days ago · 582 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 5.4Fiji region · 2123 days ago · 613 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 2123 days ago · 608 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 2122 days ago · 573 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 5.2south of the Fiji Islands · 2120 days ago · 578 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 2116 days ago · 574 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 2115 days ago · 629 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 2113 days ago · 571 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 2105 days ago · 616 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 2100 days ago · 593 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2096 days ago · 545 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2146 days ago · 625 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 2148 days ago · 577 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 2160 days ago · 583 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 5.1south of the Fiji Islands · 2160 days ago · 549 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 2167 days ago · 567 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2171 days ago · 606 km deep · 68 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cg09. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.