Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Dec 6, 2014, 12:39 PM GMT+13 (23:39 UTC), 610 km (379 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 279 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2014-12-05 23:39:30 UTC
Depth
610.3 km (379.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.406° S, 177.422° 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 9.1 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4309 days ago · 588 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.0292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4305 days ago · 582 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.8279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4304 days ago · 589 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4303 days ago · 602 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4301 days ago · 534 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4297 days ago · 595 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 589 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 4294 days ago · 635 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4290 days ago · 571 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4284 days ago · 574 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 4283 days ago · 574 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 4280 days ago · 624 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 4279 days ago · 576 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4277 days ago · 576 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 4277 days ago · 388 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 4266 days ago · 590 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4266 days ago · 634 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 4265 days ago · 633 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 4264 days ago · 562 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 4.0Fiji region · 4262 days ago · 610 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.1274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4327 days ago · 553 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4328 days ago · 614 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4328 days ago · 563 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4330 days ago · 578 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 4333 days ago · 553 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4335 days ago · 533 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.4255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4337 days ago · 637 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 4343 days ago · 596 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4343 days ago · 584 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.5268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4345 days ago · 591 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.2297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4348 days ago · 590 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 4349 days ago · 616 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4349 days ago · 697 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000t7ve. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.