Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, May 3, 2015, 2:39 PM GMT+13 (01:39 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 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
2015-05-03 01:39:51 UTC
Depth
600.1 km (372.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.915° S, 178.701° 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 16.1 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4171 days ago · 583 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 4170 days ago · 594 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 4163 days ago · 601 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4163 days ago · 556 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4161 days ago · 485 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 4160 days ago · 465 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4157 days ago · 487 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 4156 days ago · 514 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4150 days ago · 600 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 4150 days ago · 606 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 4147 days ago · 615 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 4143 days ago · 538 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 4142 days ago · 614 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4140 days ago · 583 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 4134 days ago · 578 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 572 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 592 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 4130 days ago · 534 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 5.9Fiji region · 4127 days ago · 656 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 4124 days ago · 547 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 4.6Fiji region · 4122 days ago · 570 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 6.0Fiji region · 4122 days ago · 563 km deep · 66 km away · tsunami flag
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 4121 days ago · 554 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 4.0Fiji region · 4118 days ago · 610 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 4115 days ago · 613 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 4113 days ago · 460 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4172 days ago · 537 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.4295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4173 days ago · 580 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 6.1Fiji region · 4176 days ago · 581 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4178 days ago · 520 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 4178 days ago · 598 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.6293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4184 days ago · 536 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 4188 days ago · 614 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 590 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 600 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 4199 days ago · 556 km deep · 29 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002du2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:59 AM UTC.