Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jun 5, 2018, 8:09 PM GMT+13 (07:09 UTC), 449 km (279 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-06-05 07:09:02 UTC
Depth
449.5 km (279.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.945° S, 177.809° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 11.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3038 days ago · 629 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3032 days ago · 563 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3029 days ago · 580 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.4298 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3021 days ago · 505 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 3019 days ago · 554 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3017 days ago · 589 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3017 days ago · 555 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.2286 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3016 days ago · 422 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3008 days ago · 403 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.2298 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3005 days ago · 563 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3004 days ago · 512 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2991 days ago · 457 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2990 days ago · 585 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2985 days ago · 548 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 2985 days ago · 460 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2979 days ago · 606 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3039 days ago · 618 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3055 days ago · 586 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3059 days ago · 580 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.4292 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3063 days ago · 583 km deep · 76 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000elbp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:06 AM UTC.