Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jan 12, 2015, 8:38 PM GMT+13 (07:38 UTC), 574 km (357 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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 07:38:30 UTC
Depth
573.8 km (356.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.034° S, 177.666° 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 15.7 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 4280 days ago · 624 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4279 days ago · 576 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 4278 days ago · 451 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 4277 days ago · 591 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4266 days ago · 590 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 4264 days ago · 562 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 4262 days ago · 610 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.6271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4252 days ago · 542 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 4242 days ago · 576 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.1295 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 4236 days ago · 468 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 4236 days ago · 405 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 4232 days ago · 597 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4284 days ago · 574 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 635 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 382 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 589 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4297 days ago · 595 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4298 days ago · 566 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.9Fiji region · 4301 days ago · 468 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4301 days ago · 534 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.0292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4305 days ago · 582 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4309 days ago · 588 km deep · 33 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tikm. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC.