Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Dec 31, 2014, 4:57 AM GMT+13 (15:57 UTC), 545 km (339 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 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
2014-12-30 15:57:24 UTC
Depth
545.5 km (338.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.621° S, 178.227° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 12.8 km horizontally, 12.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.0Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 599 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 613 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 616 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 5.4Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 606 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 601 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 590 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 598 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.3266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4292 days ago · 422 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 4291 days ago · 556 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4289 days ago · 554 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 4284 days ago · 544 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 4283 days ago · 518 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4282 days ago · 515 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 4280 days ago · 576 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.1275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4278 days ago · 440 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4278 days ago · 417 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4278 days ago · 534 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 4278 days ago · 451 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 4276 days ago · 604 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 4276 days ago · 487 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 4274 days ago · 566 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4274 days ago · 517 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 4272 days ago · 539 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 6.2Fiji region · 4267 days ago · 484 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 4.5Fiji region · 4264 days ago · 607 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 4.0281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4255 days ago · 475 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 4.8261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4255 days ago · 540 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 4.1Fiji region · 4255 days ago · 596 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 4.6Fiji region · 4255 days ago · 559 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 4.6283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4254 days ago · 506 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 4.6Fiji region · 4249 days ago · 589 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 4.5Fiji region · 4248 days ago · 632 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4247 days ago · 542 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 4.4255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4243 days ago · 480 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 4.7Fiji region · 4243 days ago · 611 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 4.4Fiji region · 4242 days ago · 595 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 4.7Fiji region · 4240 days ago · 614 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4240 days ago · 589 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 4.2Fiji region · 4236 days ago · 534 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 5.0261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4296 days ago · 504 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.4288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4298 days ago · 500 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4306 days ago · 540 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4307 days ago · 537 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4309 days ago · 531 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 4309 days ago · 617 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.3286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4309 days ago · 398 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4310 days ago · 528 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.7271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4311 days ago · 529 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.4292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4312 days ago · 485 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 4314 days ago · 624 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.9Fiji region · 4314 days ago · 608 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 5.0Fiji region · 4314 days ago · 603 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 4314 days ago · 609 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.6295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4314 days ago · 514 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 4317 days ago · 542 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 4324 days ago · 536 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 4324 days ago · 541 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tfpg. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.