Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jan 29, 2015, 9:37 PM GMT+13 (08:37 UTC), 590 km (367 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 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
2015-01-29 08:37:50 UTC
Depth
590.5 km (366.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.012° S, 177.447° 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 15.5 km horizontally, 13.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4264 days ago · 562 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 4261 days ago · 610 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.6271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4251 days ago · 542 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 4241 days ago · 576 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.1295 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 4236 days ago · 468 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 4236 days ago · 405 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4232 days ago · 597 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.3259 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4223 days ago · 401 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 4222 days ago · 579 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4220 days ago · 618 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 4219 days ago · 622 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 4218 days ago · 622 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 4212 days ago · 428 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 4276 days ago · 591 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4279 days ago · 576 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4279 days ago · 624 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4283 days ago · 574 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4283 days ago · 574 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 382 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 589 km deep · 29 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tmgl. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC.