Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jan 12, 2015, 1:37 PM GMT+13 (00:37 UTC), 518 km (322 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 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
2015-01-12 00:37:14 UTC
Depth
518.5 km (322.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.758° S, 178.132° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 14.5 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4283 days ago · 515 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 4280 days ago · 576 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.1275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4279 days ago · 440 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4279 days ago · 417 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4278 days ago · 534 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 4277 days ago · 604 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 4276 days ago · 487 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4275 days ago · 566 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4274 days ago · 517 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4272 days ago · 539 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 6.2Fiji region · 4268 days ago · 484 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.0281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4256 days ago · 475 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.8261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4256 days ago · 540 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 4256 days ago · 596 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 4255 days ago · 559 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.6283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4254 days ago · 506 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 4250 days ago · 589 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 4249 days ago · 632 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4247 days ago · 542 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 4.4255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4244 days ago · 480 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 4.7Fiji region · 4244 days ago · 611 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 4.7Fiji region · 4241 days ago · 614 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4240 days ago · 589 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 4236 days ago · 534 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 4.6Fiji region · 4235 days ago · 594 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4235 days ago · 529 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 4.8291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4232 days ago · 552 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 4.5234 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4229 days ago · 477 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 5.1Fiji region · 4228 days ago · 565 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 4.3Fiji region · 4226 days ago · 592 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 4.3299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4226 days ago · 499 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 4.5Fiji region · 4224 days ago · 534 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 4285 days ago · 544 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4290 days ago · 554 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4291 days ago · 556 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.3266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4293 days ago · 422 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 598 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 590 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 601 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 5.4Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 606 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 616 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 613 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 6.0Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 599 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 545 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 5.0261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4297 days ago · 504 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.4288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4298 days ago · 500 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4307 days ago · 540 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4308 days ago · 537 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4310 days ago · 531 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 4310 days ago · 617 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 4.3286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4310 days ago · 398 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4310 days ago · 528 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tik9. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.