Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 2:57 AM GMT+13 (13:57 UTC), 573 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. 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
2008-07-20 13:57:34 UTC
Depth
573.4 km (356.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.659° S, 177.538° 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 usp000gcqf. 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
142°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6648 days ago · 582 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 6631 days ago · 610 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 6625 days ago · 532 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.1284 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 6621 days ago · 697 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.8Fiji region · 6619 days ago · 622 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.8Fiji region · 6618 days ago · 571 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 6608 days ago · 497 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6606 days ago · 593 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.7245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6604 days ago · 527 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.8Fiji region · 6600 days ago · 522 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 6599 days ago · 549 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 6593 days ago · 572 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 6591 days ago · 604 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 6653 days ago · 417 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.8Fiji region · 6653 days ago · 578 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 6659 days ago · 566 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.9Fiji region · 6669 days ago · 445 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 6669 days ago · 569 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.2273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6676 days ago · 533 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.9Fiji region · 6676 days ago · 565 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gcqf. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.