M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Feb 23, 2018, 11:16 AM GMT+13 (22:16 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 294 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000db1p. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:48 AM UTC.