Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jan 13, 2018, 10:12 AM GMT+13 (21:12 UTC), 520 km (323 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 230 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-01-12 21:12:42 UTC
Depth
519.5 km (322.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.031° S, 177.669° 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 33.9 km horizontally, 56.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
18

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3176 days ago · 380 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3175 days ago · 545 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3173 days ago · 482 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3172 days ago · 559 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.7230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3169 days ago · 533 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.7294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3168 days ago · 568 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3158 days ago · 431 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3157 days ago · 574 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.3269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3155 days ago · 521 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.5238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3155 days ago · 591 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.0280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3143 days ago · 551 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3142 days ago · 600 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3141 days ago · 423 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.6275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3140 days ago · 534 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.3258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3138 days ago · 609 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.2261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3138 days ago · 581 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3137 days ago · 505 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 3130 days ago · 386 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3128 days ago · 436 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3128 days ago · 579 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 3126 days ago · 583 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 4.2243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3125 days ago · 550 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3124 days ago · 586 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3185 days ago · 620 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.8239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3187 days ago · 535 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.2250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3190 days ago · 475 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3197 days ago · 546 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3199 days ago · 564 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3201 days ago · 583 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3209 days ago · 418 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 5.5Fiji region · 3210 days ago · 392 km deep · 79 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cpsb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC.