Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Mar 20, 2019, 11:08 PM GMT+13 (10:08 UTC), 581 km (361 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-03-20 10:08:13 UTC
Depth
580.6 km (360.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.109° S, 177.498° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 16.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2743 days ago · 486 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2739 days ago · 561 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 2732 days ago · 578 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2727 days ago · 579 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.2285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2726 days ago · 549 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2726 days ago · 630 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2725 days ago · 471 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2719 days ago · 582 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.3295 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2714 days ago · 579 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.9Fiji region · 2713 days ago · 436 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2712 days ago · 361 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2711 days ago · 606 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 2711 days ago · 548 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2709 days ago · 616 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 2706 days ago · 595 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2704 days ago · 374 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 4.4266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2703 days ago · 534 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.8Fiji region · 2702 days ago · 532 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 4.2299 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2701 days ago · 565 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 2695 days ago · 551 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 4.1291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2688 days ago · 556 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 2684 days ago · 584 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2746 days ago · 626 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2751 days ago · 551 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2751 days ago · 619 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2751 days ago · 563 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2759 days ago · 384 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2770 days ago · 576 km deep · 31 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000k6n0. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:05 AM UTC.