Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 1, 2015, 8:19 AM GMT+12 (20:19 UTC), 461 km (287 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 235 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
2015-07-31 20:19:33 UTC
Depth
461.4 km (286.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.007° S, 177.559° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 9.3 km horizontally, 15.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4081 days ago · 623 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4079 days ago · 638 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 4075 days ago · 397 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4072 days ago · 604 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.6281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4067 days ago · 581 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.4258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4066 days ago · 539 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4064 days ago · 613 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 4063 days ago · 585 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 4060 days ago · 526 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.0265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4058 days ago · 561 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4048 days ago · 606 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4046 days ago · 597 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4046 days ago · 494 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4044 days ago · 641 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4041 days ago · 573 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4039 days ago · 601 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 4031 days ago · 463 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 4029 days ago · 615 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.4252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4029 days ago · 591 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4029 days ago · 619 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4028 days ago · 495 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4092 days ago · 574 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.5286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4093 days ago · 616 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.4254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4094 days ago · 615 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 5.8264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4095 days ago · 536 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.3264 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4099 days ago · 581 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4100 days ago · 491 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4101 days ago · 623 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4102 days ago · 642 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4102 days ago · 608 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.1291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4103 days ago · 577 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 5.4Fiji region · 4104 days ago · 347 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4107 days ago · 576 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100033cf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:17 AM UTC.