Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Mar 1, 2017, 5:06 AM GMT+13 (16:06 UTC), 523 km (325 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 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
2017-02-28 16:06:12 UTC
Depth
522.8 km (324.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.724° S, 178.470° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 16.6 km horizontally, 10.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 3501 days ago · 532 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3496 days ago · 605 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3494 days ago · 501 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 5.1Fiji region · 3490 days ago · 584 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 3481 days ago · 560 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3478 days ago · 558 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3466 days ago · 565 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3466 days ago · 549 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.9Fiji region · 3466 days ago · 584 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 3463 days ago · 522 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3462 days ago · 545 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3455 days ago · 611 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 3451 days ago · 488 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3446 days ago · 609 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.2277 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3505 days ago · 480 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3506 days ago · 584 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 5.1south of the Fiji Islands · 3507 days ago · 397 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 3508 days ago · 566 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3510 days ago · 527 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 3514 days ago · 521 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3515 days ago · 541 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 3517 days ago · 534 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3523 days ago · 483 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 5.0Fiji region · 3523 days ago · 581 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.2275 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3528 days ago · 392 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100087qp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.