Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 3, 2018, 8:57 AM GMT+13 (19:57 UTC), 603 km (374 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-09-02 19:57:31 UTC
Depth
602.6 km (374.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.162° S, 178.166° 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 14.0 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2949 days ago · 533 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2948 days ago · 592 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 2947 days ago · 548 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2943 days ago · 585 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2942 days ago · 422 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.2256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2938 days ago · 524 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2937 days ago · 430 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2936 days ago · 368 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 5.5Fiji region · 2934 days ago · 516 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.4259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2926 days ago · 472 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.3274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2926 days ago · 514 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.6281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2920 days ago · 528 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2920 days ago · 494 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.1275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2918 days ago · 512 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.4292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2910 days ago · 613 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2910 days ago · 483 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 2909 days ago · 589 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 2904 days ago · 580 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.2260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2904 days ago · 480 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 2903 days ago · 579 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 2899 days ago · 568 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 2899 days ago · 530 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 2897 days ago · 560 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2896 days ago · 408 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 4.6281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2895 days ago · 519 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2892 days ago · 490 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 4.5275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2891 days ago · 516 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 2951 days ago · 554 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.4247 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2953 days ago · 504 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.2262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2953 days ago · 508 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2954 days ago · 316 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.6270 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2958 days ago · 480 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2962 days ago · 531 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2964 days ago · 542 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.2291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2965 days ago · 576 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.1298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2966 days ago · 521 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 2970 days ago · 543 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2971 days ago · 599 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.5267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2976 days ago · 509 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000hcka. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.