Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jul 12, 2015, 12:43 AM GMT+13 (11:43 UTC), 566 km (352 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
2015-07-11 11:43:52 UTC
Depth
566.4 km (351.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.404° S, 178.198° 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 17.3 km horizontally, 24.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
234°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 4099 days ago · 569 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4098 days ago · 574 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.1266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4097 days ago · 530 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 4092 days ago · 497 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 4090 days ago · 619 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4087 days ago · 598 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.7266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4077 days ago · 501 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 4077 days ago · 579 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 4074 days ago · 561 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 4071 days ago · 543 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.3281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4064 days ago · 479 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 4063 days ago · 558 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 4060 days ago · 616 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.3284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4058 days ago · 545 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 4057 days ago · 591 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 4054 days ago · 585 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 4.8Fiji region · 4045 days ago · 559 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 4.4277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4105 days ago · 487 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4105 days ago · 596 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4109 days ago · 484 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.3241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4113 days ago · 526 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.3294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4113 days ago · 464 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.2281 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4113 days ago · 585 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 4115 days ago · 445 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4117 days ago · 588 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 4118 days ago · 610 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 6.0Fiji region · 4121 days ago · 563 km deep · 14 km away · tsunami flag
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 4123 days ago · 547 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 5.9Fiji region · 4127 days ago · 656 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 4129 days ago · 453 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 592 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 572 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002wcu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:17 AM UTC.