Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Feb 12, 2019, 1:21 PM GMT+12 (01:21 UTC), 507 km (315 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 273 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-02-12 01:21:58 UTC
Depth
507.1 km (315.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.661° S, 177.844° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 12.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
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: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2785 days ago · 612 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2784 days ago · 610 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.8273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2782 days ago · 574 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2782 days ago · 578 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 2780 days ago · 602 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 2778 days ago · 550 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2775 days ago · 576 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2773 days ago · 607 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.0256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2771 days ago · 500 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2771 days ago · 583 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2767 days ago · 619 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2766 days ago · 623 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.8288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2757 days ago · 593 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2756 days ago · 534 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 2756 days ago · 619 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2756 days ago · 642 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 2756 days ago · 551 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 4.4293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2752 days ago · 593 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2752 days ago · 556 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 2751 days ago · 626 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 2749 days ago · 581 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 2748 days ago · 486 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 4.3253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2748 days ago · 612 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 2747 days ago · 614 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 4.5258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2747 days ago · 535 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2746 days ago · 510 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 4.4Fiji region · 2743 days ago · 640 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2743 days ago · 538 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2742 days ago · 588 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2741 days ago · 628 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 4.8240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2741 days ago · 590 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 4.2277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2741 days ago · 599 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 4.4279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2741 days ago · 539 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 4.1240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2738 days ago · 636 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 4.5Fiji region · 2732 days ago · 579 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 4.2285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2731 days ago · 549 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 4.4Fiji region · 2731 days ago · 630 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 4.5286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2730 days ago · 539 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 4.2Fiji region · 2730 days ago · 471 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2729 days ago · 574 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 4.1291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2728 days ago · 594 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2786 days ago · 571 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.5254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2788 days ago · 548 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.6296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2793 days ago · 619 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2794 days ago · 330 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2794 days ago · 584 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.4285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2795 days ago · 559 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.8267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2795 days ago · 549 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.5277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2797 days ago · 590 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2797 days ago · 546 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2797 days ago · 482 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2798 days ago · 586 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.4244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2799 days ago · 562 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2799 days ago · 581 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2800 days ago · 522 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.8298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2801 days ago · 605 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.5287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2803 days ago · 596 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2805 days ago · 551 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 2808 days ago · 564 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2809 days ago · 602 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 2810 days ago · 586 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jnjb. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:33 AM UTC.