Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Feb 4, 2019, 2:40 AM GMT+13 (13:40 UTC), 330 km (205 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 296 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-02-03 13:40:16 UTC
Depth
329.9 km (205.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.705° S, 177.163° 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 20.5 km horizontally, 15.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
172°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2795 days ago · 619 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2787 days ago · 507 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2787 days ago · 612 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2786 days ago · 610 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 2780 days ago · 550 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2777 days ago · 576 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2773 days ago · 583 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2769 days ago · 619 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2758 days ago · 619 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2758 days ago · 551 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.4293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2754 days ago · 593 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2753 days ago · 626 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2751 days ago · 581 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2750 days ago · 486 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 2745 days ago · 640 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2796 days ago · 584 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2799 days ago · 482 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.8298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2803 days ago · 605 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2810 days ago · 564 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 2818 days ago · 572 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2822 days ago · 548 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2825 days ago · 578 km deep · 86 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jn8h. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.