M4.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Aug 22, 1979, 11:25 AM GMT+13 (22:25 UTC), 576 km (358 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-08-21 22:25:34 UTC
- Depth
- 576.0 km (357.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.712° S, 178.759° 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.
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1Fiji region · 17205 days ago · 619 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 17185 days ago · 643 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 17175 days ago · 662 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.1Fiji region · 17172 days ago · 447 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 17165 days ago · 576 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 17163 days ago · 595 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 17151 days ago · 571 km deep · 19 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012jb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.