Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 6:59 PM GMT+13 (05:59 UTC), 544 km (338 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-03-27 05:59:57 UTC
Depth
544.4 km (338.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.382° S, 178.720° 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 17.9 km horizontally, 20.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 2735 days ago · 617 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 2731 days ago · 596 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2731 days ago · 493 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2730 days ago · 580 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2725 days ago · 549 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2720 days ago · 577 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2719 days ago · 573 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 2719 days ago · 609 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.3286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2711 days ago · 459 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 2702 days ago · 608 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 2687 days ago · 604 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2686 days ago · 597 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2684 days ago · 580 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2744 days ago · 590 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.2299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2746 days ago · 481 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2747 days ago · 606 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2748 days ago · 600 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2750 days ago · 600 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.6299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2754 days ago · 489 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2760 days ago · 570 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2762 days ago · 527 km deep · 15 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ka52. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:01 PM UTC.