Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Mar 5, 2018, 2:56 PM GMT+13 (01:56 UTC), 566 km (352 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
2018-03-05 01:56:33 UTC
Depth
566.4 km (351.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.804° S, 178.676° 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 13.7 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.7Fiji region · 3127 days ago · 540 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3120 days ago · 530 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3118 days ago · 566 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 3111 days ago · 523 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3107 days ago · 614 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 3106 days ago · 456 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3104 days ago · 573 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 3103 days ago · 549 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 3094 days ago · 618 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3090 days ago · 546 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3089 days ago · 518 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3082 days ago · 578 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3082 days ago · 580 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.0270 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3080 days ago · 441 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 3073 days ago · 556 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3132 days ago · 609 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3132 days ago · 531 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3133 days ago · 525 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 3139 days ago · 593 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 3141 days ago · 600 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3143 days ago · 466 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.4293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3148 days ago · 453 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3149 days ago · 546 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3150 days ago · 561 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 5.5Fiji region · 3153 days ago · 631 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 5.6Fiji region · 3155 days ago · 604 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 5.3Fiji region · 3157 days ago · 560 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3159 days ago · 573 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3160 days ago · 553 km deep · 11 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000d4b5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC.