M5.5 earthquake near Lautoka, Western

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 112 km NNE of Ba, Fiji on 22 Jan 2020, 00:57 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Lautoka, about 129 km away in Western, Fiji.