Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Mar 4, 2018, 8:14 AM GMT+13 (19:14 UTC), 525 km (326 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-03-03 19:14:51 UTC
Depth
525.3 km (326.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.921° S, 178.227° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3132 days ago · 531 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3132 days ago · 609 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3132 days ago · 566 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.4279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3130 days ago · 521 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 5.7Fiji region · 3127 days ago · 540 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3120 days ago · 530 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3118 days ago · 566 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 3111 days ago · 523 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 3106 days ago · 456 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3104 days ago · 573 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.4270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3104 days ago · 514 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 3102 days ago · 549 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 3094 days ago · 618 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.5261 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3092 days ago · 503 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3090 days ago · 546 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3089 days ago · 518 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 4.1266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3084 days ago · 402 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 4.3241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3083 days ago · 527 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 3082 days ago · 578 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3082 days ago · 580 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 4.0270 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3080 days ago · 441 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 4.5261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3076 days ago · 490 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3139 days ago · 593 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3143 days ago · 466 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.4293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3148 days ago · 453 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3149 days ago · 546 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3150 days ago · 561 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 5.5Fiji region · 3153 days ago · 631 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.2279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3153 days ago · 528 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 5.3Fiji region · 3157 days ago · 560 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.3262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3159 days ago · 467 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3159 days ago · 573 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3160 days ago · 553 km deep · 41 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000d2dc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.