Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 12, 2015, 1:18 PM GMT+13 (00:18 UTC), 543 km (338 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-10-12 00:18:42 UTC
Depth
543.2 km (337.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.161° S, 177.478° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
70

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3997 days ago · 486 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.2298 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3996 days ago · 454 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3995 days ago · 602 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3995 days ago · 559 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3994 days ago · 558 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3992 days ago · 573 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 3991 days ago · 550 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.1285 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3983 days ago · 559 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.2265 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3981 days ago · 435 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.6260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3980 days ago · 348 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3978 days ago · 575 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 3976 days ago · 587 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3975 days ago · 493 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3973 days ago · 628 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 3973 days ago · 573 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 3970 days ago · 562 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.8Fiji region · 3963 days ago · 621 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3958 days ago · 637 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 3955 days ago · 606 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 3954 days ago · 470 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4026 days ago · 587 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 4026 days ago · 567 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4031 days ago · 598 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4032 days ago · 537 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 4033 days ago · 566 km deep · 34 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003pwg. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC.