Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 1:14 PM GMT+13 (00:14 UTC), 581 km (361 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
2015-09-23 00:14:06 UTC
Depth
581.1 km (361.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.664° S, 178.543° 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 15.1 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
27

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4027 days ago · 588 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4011 days ago · 606 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4009 days ago · 576 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 4008 days ago · 473 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 4008 days ago · 557 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4006 days ago · 556 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.5272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4004 days ago · 538 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 4003 days ago · 500 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 4002 days ago · 622 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3993 days ago · 576 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 3987 days ago · 600 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.3282 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 3981 days ago · 671 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3981 days ago · 576 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3980 days ago · 601 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 3980 days ago · 598 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3978 days ago · 519 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 3977 days ago · 495 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4033 days ago · 514 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4038 days ago · 591 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4040 days ago · 601 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.5282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4041 days ago · 483 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4042 days ago · 613 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 4045 days ago · 559 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4055 days ago · 585 km deep · 16 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003ldi. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC.