Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jul 19, 2016, 4:07 AM GMT+13 (15:07 UTC), 606 km (377 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
2016-07-18 15:07:45 UTC
Depth
606.1 km (376.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.623° S, 178.776° 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 13.5 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3723 days ago · 611 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 3723 days ago · 578 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3722 days ago · 525 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3717 days ago · 559 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3715 days ago · 579 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3712 days ago · 554 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3709 days ago · 580 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3704 days ago · 607 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3700 days ago · 564 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3699 days ago · 563 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.5292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3697 days ago · 528 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3695 days ago · 625 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 566 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 566 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.1280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3691 days ago · 480 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 3689 days ago · 619 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 630 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 532 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 616 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3682 days ago · 537 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 545 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 574 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 3679 days ago · 547 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.5Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 558 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.3278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3729 days ago · 504 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3733 days ago · 544 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3734 days ago · 516 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 566 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 584 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3741 days ago · 534 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3748 days ago · 544 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3754 days ago · 595 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 597 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006gqz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC.