Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Mar 9, 2017, 8:28 AM GMT+13 (19:28 UTC), 501 km (312 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
2017-03-08 19:28:40 UTC
Depth
501.3 km (311.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.987° S, 178.127° 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 15.1 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3488 days ago · 512 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3483 days ago · 554 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 3482 days ago · 560 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3478 days ago · 558 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3469 days ago · 590 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3466 days ago · 565 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 3463 days ago · 522 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3462 days ago · 545 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.2274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3462 days ago · 391 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 3457 days ago · 390 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3454 days ago · 523 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 3451 days ago · 488 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3446 days ago · 609 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3443 days ago · 535 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3494 days ago · 613 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3496 days ago · 605 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3497 days ago · 622 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 3498 days ago · 586 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 3501 days ago · 532 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3502 days ago · 523 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3504 days ago · 529 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.2277 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3505 days ago · 480 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3507 days ago · 584 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 3508 days ago · 566 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3509 days ago · 545 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.4283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3509 days ago · 513 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3510 days ago · 527 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3510 days ago · 548 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3511 days ago · 571 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 5.3Fiji region · 3514 days ago · 599 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3515 days ago · 541 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 3517 days ago · 534 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3518 days ago · 469 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 3520 days ago · 565 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008sgs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.