Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jun 9, 2019, 4:49 AM GMT-12 (16:49 UTC), 593 km (368 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 south of the Fiji Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-06-09 16:49:32 UTC
Depth
592.6 km (368.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.863° S, 179.375° 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 18.6 km horizontally, 20.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1Fiji region · 2660 days ago · 623 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 2659 days ago · 595 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 2658 days ago · 588 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2657 days ago · 464 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 2657 days ago · 500 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 2656 days ago · 586 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 2656 days ago · 634 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 2653 days ago · 602 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 5.8south of the Fiji Islands · 2647 days ago · 596 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 2647 days ago · 547 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 2635 days ago · 593 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 2618 days ago · 561 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 2614 days ago · 442 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 2611 days ago · 559 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2680 days ago · 603 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 2687 days ago · 579 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 2690 days ago · 592 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2690 days ago · 580 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600040re. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.