Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jun 27, 2018, 7:30 AM GMT+13 (18:30 UTC), 555 km (345 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-06-26 18:30:11 UTC
Depth
554.9 km (344.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.191° S, 177.468° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2286 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3016 days ago · 422 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3008 days ago · 403 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.2298 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3005 days ago · 563 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3003 days ago · 512 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2990 days ago · 585 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.2266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2989 days ago · 545 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2989 days ago · 431 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2985 days ago · 548 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2984 days ago · 460 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2978 days ago · 606 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2970 days ago · 599 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2966 days ago · 558 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2964 days ago · 590 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.2291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2964 days ago · 576 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 6.3Fiji region · 2964 days ago · 576 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.5291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 633 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 552 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 2963 days ago · 551 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 4.9283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 542 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 5.0Fiji region · 2963 days ago · 578 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 4.7291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 623 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3017 days ago · 589 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 3018 days ago · 554 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.4298 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3021 days ago · 505 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3032 days ago · 563 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3034 days ago · 535 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3037 days ago · 629 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3038 days ago · 449 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000frey. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:52 PM UTC.