Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 197 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 197 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Sep 23, 2020, 1:27 AM GMT+12 (13:27 UTC), 532 km (330 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-09-22 13:27:19 UTC
Depth
531.8 km (330.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.164° S, 178.817° 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 19.2 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c182. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:50 AM UTC.