Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Nov 25, 2020, 5:29 PM GMT+13 (04:29 UTC), 570 km (354 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2020-11-25 04:29:13 UTC
Depth
570.2 km (354.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.359° S, 178.059° 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 12.3 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2137 days ago · 510 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2135 days ago · 567 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2130 days ago · 555 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.0286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2129 days ago · 396 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.7291 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2128 days ago · 632 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2124 days ago · 524 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.1289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2124 days ago · 465 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2124 days ago · 573 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2120 days ago · 584 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2119 days ago · 492 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2118 days ago · 610 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2118 days ago · 544 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 2118 days ago · 544 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2117 days ago · 568 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 2116 days ago · 490 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 4.8272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2114 days ago · 558 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 2114 days ago · 545 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 4.4294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2113 days ago · 467 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.5268 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2112 days ago · 551 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 2111 days ago · 568 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 4.0278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2108 days ago · 471 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 2105 days ago · 488 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 4.2274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2104 days ago · 498 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2103 days ago · 515 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 2102 days ago · 542 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 2099 days ago · 564 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 2096 days ago · 582 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 4.4266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2094 days ago · 539 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 4.8270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2092 days ago · 471 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2092 days ago · 536 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 4.5Fiji region · 2091 days ago · 565 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 4.3Fiji region · 2091 days ago · 578 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 4.0Fiji region · 2090 days ago · 589 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 4.3Fiji region · 2089 days ago · 558 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 4.7Fiji region · 2084 days ago · 554 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 4.3Fiji region · 2084 days ago · 556 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2081 days ago · 526 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2142 days ago · 546 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 6.0291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2154 days ago · 417 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.0277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2155 days ago · 405 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 5.7267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2162 days ago · 388 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2165 days ago · 499 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2166 days ago · 587 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 5.3Fiji region · 2166 days ago · 575 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.3249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2166 days ago · 510 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 2166 days ago · 596 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2168 days ago · 573 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ckei. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.