Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Feb 15, 2018, 1:42 AM GMT+13 (12:42 UTC), 561 km (348 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-02-14 12:42:18 UTC
Depth
560.5 km (348.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.672° S, 178.510° 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 11.6 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3149 days ago · 546 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.4293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3148 days ago · 453 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3143 days ago · 466 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 3139 days ago · 593 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3133 days ago · 525 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3132 days ago · 531 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3132 days ago · 609 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3131 days ago · 566 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.4279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3130 days ago · 521 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 5.7Fiji region · 3127 days ago · 540 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3120 days ago · 530 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3118 days ago · 566 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 3111 days ago · 523 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 3106 days ago · 456 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3104 days ago · 573 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 3102 days ago · 549 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 4.7Fiji region · 3093 days ago · 618 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.5261 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3092 days ago · 503 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 5.5Fiji region · 3153 days ago · 631 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.2279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3153 days ago · 528 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 5.3Fiji region · 3157 days ago · 560 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.3262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3159 days ago · 467 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3159 days ago · 573 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3160 days ago · 553 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3167 days ago · 512 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.0288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3167 days ago · 473 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3169 days ago · 550 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3170 days ago · 539 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3172 days ago · 589 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 3178 days ago · 595 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000d6yz. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.