M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Dec 13, 2015, 9:59 PM GMT+13 (08:59 UTC), 578 km (359 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 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.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100047w3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.