Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jun 4, 2015, 12:55 PM GMT+13 (23:55 UTC), 583 km (362 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
2015-06-03 23:55:35 UTC
Depth
583.2 km (362.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.953° S, 178.415° 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 13.0 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 4134 days ago · 578 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 572 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 592 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 4130 days ago · 534 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 5.9Fiji region · 4127 days ago · 656 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 4124 days ago · 547 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 4122 days ago · 570 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 6.0Fiji region · 4121 days ago · 563 km deep · 59 km away · tsunami flag
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 4121 days ago · 554 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 4118 days ago · 610 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4114 days ago · 613 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 4113 days ago · 460 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4109 days ago · 484 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 4106 days ago · 596 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 4106 days ago · 574 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 4102 days ago · 566 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 4098 days ago · 574 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 4095 days ago · 464 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 4092 days ago · 497 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 4.0Fiji region · 4090 days ago · 619 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 4087 days ago · 598 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 4083 days ago · 528 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 4142 days ago · 614 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4142 days ago · 538 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4147 days ago · 615 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4150 days ago · 606 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.3284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4150 days ago · 564 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4150 days ago · 600 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 4156 days ago · 514 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4157 days ago · 487 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 4160 days ago · 465 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4161 days ago · 485 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 4162 days ago · 556 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 5.0Fiji region · 4163 days ago · 601 km deep · 56 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002ped. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.