Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 8:59 AM GMT+13 (19:59 UTC), 572 km (355 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-06-12 19:59:46 UTC
Depth
572.0 km (355.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.299° S, 178.261° 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, 11.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3029 days ago · 573 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.4286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3028 days ago · 531 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.0297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3026 days ago · 428 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.2267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3024 days ago · 526 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3024 days ago · 576 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.3268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3020 days ago · 544 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.2268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3020 days ago · 497 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3019 days ago · 484 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3016 days ago · 542 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3016 days ago · 563 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 3015 days ago · 521 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3015 days ago · 515 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 5.0Fiji region · 3013 days ago · 599 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3011 days ago · 556 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 3003 days ago · 550 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2998 days ago · 560 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.3262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2996 days ago · 421 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 2991 days ago · 585 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 4.2266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2990 days ago · 545 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 2990 days ago · 431 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2988 days ago · 512 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 2985 days ago · 460 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 2984 days ago · 657 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 4.5267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2975 days ago · 509 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 4.5Fiji region · 2975 days ago · 591 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3034 days ago · 555 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3034 days ago · 553 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3035 days ago · 535 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3041 days ago · 580 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.8274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3042 days ago · 516 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3046 days ago · 577 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.4272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3048 days ago · 547 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.5268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3052 days ago · 482 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.3292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3052 days ago · 497 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3055 days ago · 525 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3055 days ago · 538 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3058 days ago · 537 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3061 days ago · 526 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000erm6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.