Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Apr 1, 2018, 8:44 PM GMT+13 (07:44 UTC), 573 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-04-01 07:44:19 UTC
Depth
572.8 km (355.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.369° S, 178.867° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 10.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
36

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3102 days ago · 549 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 3094 days ago · 618 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3082 days ago · 578 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3082 days ago · 580 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3076 days ago · 609 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3074 days ago · 597 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3073 days ago · 556 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.0295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3070 days ago · 464 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3061 days ago · 526 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3055 days ago · 538 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 5.4Fiji region · 3051 days ago · 473 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3047 days ago · 577 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3046 days ago · 593 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3105 days ago · 598 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3106 days ago · 456 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3106 days ago · 614 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3118 days ago · 566 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3120 days ago · 530 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 5.7Fiji region · 3127 days ago · 540 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3132 days ago · 566 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3132 days ago · 609 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3132 days ago · 531 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3133 days ago · 525 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000dwys. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.