Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Aug 15, 2018, 12:20 AM GMT+13 (11:20 UTC), 639 km (397 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
2018-08-14 11:20:53 UTC
Depth
639.2 km (397.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.780° S, 178.487° 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 13.6 km horizontally, 14.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2969 days ago · 400 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 2966 days ago · 618 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2957 days ago · 572 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 2957 days ago · 559 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 2955 days ago · 566 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 2952 days ago · 330 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2944 days ago · 575 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2921 days ago · 590 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2920 days ago · 541 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.1288 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2917 days ago · 372 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2916 days ago · 625 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 2913 days ago · 581 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2911 days ago · 523 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2974 days ago · 537 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2977 days ago · 567 km deep · 50 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000gbkn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.