Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Sep 27, 2008, 5:05 PM GMT+13 (04:05 UTC), 588 km (365 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 296 km NW 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
2008-09-27 04:05:42 UTC
Depth
588.1 km (365.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.828° S, 177.896° 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 usp000ghtp. 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.

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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6296 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6577 days ago · 560 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.9272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6576 days ago · 563 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 6570 days ago · 477 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.6257 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 6559 days ago · 480 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.8Fiji region · 6552 days ago · 567 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 6549 days ago · 506 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 6545 days ago · 579 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 6545 days ago · 582 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.4Fiji region · 6543 days ago · 584 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 3.6Fiji region · 6541 days ago · 581 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 6540 days ago · 585 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.5276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6540 days ago · 587 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.9Fiji region · 6538 days ago · 586 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 6538 days ago · 591 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.9Fiji region · 6532 days ago · 585 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 6526 days ago · 583 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 6526 days ago · 623 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6524 days ago · 637 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6523 days ago · 507 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.8Fiji region · 6521 days ago · 566 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 6520 days ago · 578 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 6581 days ago · 493 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.4Fiji region · 6584 days ago · 613 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 6586 days ago · 575 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.3Fiji region · 6586 days ago · 608 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 6588 days ago · 604 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 6590 days ago · 572 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 6596 days ago · 549 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.8Fiji region · 6597 days ago · 522 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 6597 days ago · 468 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.7245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6601 days ago · 527 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6603 days ago · 593 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.9Fiji region · 6605 days ago · 497 km deep · 69 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ghtp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.