Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Nov 22, 2014, 7:54 PM GMT-12 (07:54 UTC), 626 km (389 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
2014-11-23 07:54:22 UTC
Depth
626.3 km (389.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.162° S, 179.160° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.5 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4330 days ago · 601 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 4325 days ago · 541 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4325 days ago · 427 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4325 days ago · 536 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 609 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 5.0Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 603 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 608 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 624 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 4310 days ago · 617 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.9Fiji region · 4308 days ago · 581 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 4306 days ago · 614 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 4292 days ago · 556 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 4290 days ago · 609 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 4287 days ago · 596 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 4285 days ago · 544 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 4283 days ago · 555 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 4280 days ago · 576 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 4277 days ago · 604 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 4340 days ago · 612 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4341 days ago · 623 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4343 days ago · 558 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 4347 days ago · 531 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 4347 days ago · 533 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 5.1Fiji region · 4348 days ago · 611 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 4348 days ago · 539 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4355 days ago · 612 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 4358 days ago · 555 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 4361 days ago · 619 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 4362 days ago · 584 km deep · 47 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000t42t. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC.