M4.0 earthquake 157 km E of Labasa, Fiji
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 157 km E of Labasa, Fiji on Tue, May 19, 2020, 12:54 PM GMT+12 (00:54 UTC), 586 km (364 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 194 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-05-19 00:54:59 UTC
- Depth
- 586.4 km (364.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 16.331° S, 179.170° 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 15.0 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a013. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC.