Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Oct 19, 2005, 3:47 AM GMT+13 (14:47 UTC), 491 km (305 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-10-18 14:47:41 UTC
Depth
490.8 km (305.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.977° S, 177.835° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000e256. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7653 days ago · 512 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 7646 days ago · 571 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 7643 days ago · 573 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7640 days ago · 498 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 7640 days ago · 473 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.3290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7640 days ago · 473 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.1270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7638 days ago · 458 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 5.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7634 days ago · 546 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.9288 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7633 days ago · 544 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.8287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7631 days ago · 500 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7624 days ago · 502 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.5299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7623 days ago · 377 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7621 days ago · 509 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.5276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7621 days ago · 523 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 4.8293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7619 days ago · 537 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7610 days ago · 467 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.5275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7609 days ago · 500 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.6Fiji region · 7608 days ago · 571 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 7604 days ago · 523 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 3.3Fiji region · 7604 days ago · 531 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 7602 days ago · 570 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 7599 days ago · 664 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 4.7Fiji region · 7599 days ago · 544 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 7596 days ago · 532 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 7658 days ago · 539 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 7665 days ago · 535 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.9Fiji region · 7674 days ago · 527 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.8Fiji region · 7674 days ago · 642 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.4298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7675 days ago · 515 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7681 days ago · 479 km deep · 29 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e256. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.