Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, May 24, 2014, 9:11 PM GMT+13 (08:11 UTC), 483 km (300 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 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
2014-05-24 08:11:01 UTC
Depth
483.2 km (300.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.128° S, 178.468° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 4515 days ago · 532 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4510 days ago · 551 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 4508 days ago · 448 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 4508 days ago · 548 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4507 days ago · 541 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4505 days ago · 588 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 4505 days ago · 604 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4502 days ago · 589 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 4499 days ago · 605 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 4498 days ago · 591 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4498 days ago · 617 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.3284 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4497 days ago · 495 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 4492 days ago · 640 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4491 days ago · 533 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 4491 days ago · 591 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4488 days ago · 434 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.4270 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4488 days ago · 404 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 4485 days ago · 619 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 4482 days ago · 537 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.3280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4478 days ago · 399 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 4475 days ago · 625 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 4471 days ago · 576 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 4.6Fiji region · 4469 days ago · 611 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 4468 days ago · 549 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 4466 days ago · 512 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 4465 days ago · 447 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 4.5Fiji region · 4462 days ago · 615 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 4.3Fiji region · 4462 days ago · 560 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 4.1Fiji region · 4460 days ago · 596 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 4.4Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 537 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 4.5Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 531 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 4517 days ago · 560 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4518 days ago · 590 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4519 days ago · 608 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4522 days ago · 442 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 4524 days ago · 536 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 4526 days ago · 503 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 4528 days ago · 626 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4531 days ago · 520 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.4278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4531 days ago · 335 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 4533 days ago · 634 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4536 days ago · 400 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.9Fiji region · 4536 days ago · 612 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.6285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4539 days ago · 409 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4546 days ago · 629 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000re40. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.