Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jun 12, 2018, 8:05 AM GMT+13 (19:05 UTC), 563 km (350 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-06-11 19:05:03 UTC
Depth
562.6 km (349.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.021° S, 177.541° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
44

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3030 days ago · 580 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.4298 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3022 days ago · 505 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 3020 days ago · 554 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3019 days ago · 589 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3018 days ago · 555 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.2286 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3017 days ago · 422 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3010 days ago · 403 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.2298 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3007 days ago · 563 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3005 days ago · 512 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2992 days ago · 457 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2992 days ago · 585 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2990 days ago · 431 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2986 days ago · 548 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2986 days ago · 460 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2980 days ago · 606 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3039 days ago · 629 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3040 days ago · 449 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3056 days ago · 586 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3060 days ago · 580 km deep · 68 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000enm1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.