Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Mar 6, 2017, 3:20 AM GMT+13 (14:20 UTC), 622 km (387 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
2017-03-05 14:20:56 UTC
Depth
622.2 km (386.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.654° S, 178.912° 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 14.8 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
43

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3496 days ago · 605 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3493 days ago · 613 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3493 days ago · 501 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3483 days ago · 554 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 3481 days ago · 560 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3469 days ago · 590 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3466 days ago · 565 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3466 days ago · 549 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 3463 days ago · 522 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3462 days ago · 545 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 3456 days ago · 390 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3445 days ago · 609 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3442 days ago · 535 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 3497 days ago · 586 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 3499 days ago · 634 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 3501 days ago · 532 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3506 days ago · 543 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 3508 days ago · 566 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3509 days ago · 545 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3510 days ago · 527 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3511 days ago · 571 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 5.3Fiji region · 3514 days ago · 599 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3515 days ago · 541 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 3517 days ago · 534 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3518 days ago · 469 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3522 days ago · 532 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3523 days ago · 483 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 3525 days ago · 580 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100088p2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.