Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Dec 11, 2020, 3:38 PM GMT+13 (02:38 UTC), 573 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 270 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
2020-12-11 02:38:35 UTC
Depth
573.1 km (356.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.943° S, 178.396° 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 16.5 km horizontally, 11.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 2119 days ago · 629 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2118 days ago · 584 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2118 days ago · 492 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2117 days ago · 610 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2116 days ago · 544 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2116 days ago · 544 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2116 days ago · 568 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 2114 days ago · 490 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2113 days ago · 545 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.4294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2112 days ago · 467 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2109 days ago · 568 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.0278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2107 days ago · 471 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2104 days ago · 488 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2102 days ago · 515 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 2101 days ago · 542 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2095 days ago · 582 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 4.8270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2091 days ago · 471 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 2090 days ago · 565 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 2089 days ago · 578 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.0Fiji region · 2089 days ago · 589 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 2087 days ago · 558 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 4.7Fiji region · 2083 days ago · 554 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 4.4264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2077 days ago · 521 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 4.8Fiji region · 2075 days ago · 560 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 4.8289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2068 days ago · 530 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 2067 days ago · 408 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 4.5274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2066 days ago · 332 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 4.6Fiji region · 2063 days ago · 619 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 2062 days ago · 520 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.1289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2123 days ago · 465 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2123 days ago · 524 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 5.4Fiji region · 2126 days ago · 613 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2129 days ago · 555 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2133 days ago · 567 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2138 days ago · 570 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2149 days ago · 625 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000crjv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC.