M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 4, 2018, 3:54 PM GMT+13 (02:54 UTC), 606 km (377 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M8.2 2018 Fiji Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000g5by. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.