Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Apr 2, 2017, 11:21 PM GMT+13 (10:21 UTC), 590 km (366 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2017-04-02 10:21:31 UTC
Depth
589.5 km (366.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.246° S, 178.117° 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 24.6 km horizontally, 22.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
270°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3463 days ago · 407 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.3265 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3463 days ago · 364 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3462 days ago · 545 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.2274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3462 days ago · 391 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3459 days ago · 580 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 3457 days ago · 390 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.3282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3455 days ago · 505 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3454 days ago · 523 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3446 days ago · 609 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3444 days ago · 529 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3443 days ago · 535 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3435 days ago · 605 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3435 days ago · 562 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3429 days ago · 548 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 3428 days ago · 648 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.3242 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3424 days ago · 480 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3424 days ago · 543 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 3421 days ago · 529 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 3420 days ago · 598 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3420 days ago · 592 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 4.1296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3420 days ago · 572 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 3418 days ago · 481 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 4.4280 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3411 days ago · 559 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 4.3258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3410 days ago · 507 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 4.4284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3409 days ago · 494 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.3285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 389 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.2244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 516 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3481 days ago · 567 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3483 days ago · 554 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.0280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3488 days ago · 512 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3491 days ago · 557 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3494 days ago · 501 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3494 days ago · 613 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3495 days ago · 440 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3497 days ago · 622 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.9Fiji region · 3498 days ago · 586 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008fhq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.