Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jul 30, 2018, 6:43 PM GMT+13 (05:43 UTC), 657 km (408 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 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
2018-07-30 05:43:16 UTC
Depth
656.9 km (408.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.838° S, 178.248° 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 15.6 km horizontally, 10.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2977 days ago · 509 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2973 days ago · 599 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2971 days ago · 543 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.1298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2967 days ago · 521 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.2291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2966 days ago · 576 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2965 days ago · 542 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2963 days ago · 531 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.6270 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2958 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2955 days ago · 316 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.2262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2955 days ago · 508 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 2952 days ago · 554 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2951 days ago · 603 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.1276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2951 days ago · 533 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2949 days ago · 592 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 2948 days ago · 548 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2944 days ago · 585 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 2943 days ago · 422 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.2256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2939 days ago · 524 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 2938 days ago · 430 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 2937 days ago · 368 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 5.5Fiji region · 2935 days ago · 516 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 4.4259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2928 days ago · 472 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 4.3274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2927 days ago · 514 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2986 days ago · 460 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2987 days ago · 548 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2990 days ago · 512 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2991 days ago · 431 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.2266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2992 days ago · 545 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2992 days ago · 585 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.3262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2997 days ago · 421 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3012 days ago · 556 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 5.0Fiji region · 3015 days ago · 599 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000g2ks. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:17 PM UTC.