Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Feb 13, 2019, 1:29 AM GMT+13 (12:29 UTC), 579 km (360 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
2019-02-12 12:29:32 UTC
Depth
578.8 km (359.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.881° S, 178.561° 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 21.4 km horizontally, 20.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
222°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2784 days ago · 598 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.0289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2780 days ago · 487 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.4294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2778 days ago · 536 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 5.5Fiji region · 2777 days ago · 615 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2769 days ago · 658 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2766 days ago · 527 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2765 days ago · 570 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.5272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2764 days ago · 492 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.6299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2759 days ago · 489 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2754 days ago · 600 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.3292 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2754 days ago · 664 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2752 days ago · 600 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.2299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2750 days ago · 481 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 2748 days ago · 590 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2743 days ago · 544 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.8Fiji region · 2740 days ago · 617 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 2735 days ago · 493 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 2734 days ago · 580 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 2733 days ago · 542 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 2730 days ago · 549 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 2788 days ago · 545 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2789 days ago · 614 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2793 days ago · 593 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2797 days ago · 586 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.7289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2799 days ago · 457 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2801 days ago · 585 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 5.3Fiji region · 2802 days ago · 583 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 6.2Fiji region · 2802 days ago · 588 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2806 days ago · 545 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2809 days ago · 587 km deep · 10 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jnk0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.