Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 2, 2019, 6:23 PM GMT+13 (05:23 UTC), 553 km (344 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-08-02 05:23:41 UTC
Depth
553.3 km (343.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.913° S, 178.717° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2601 days ago · 426 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 2600 days ago · 600 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2594 days ago · 608 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2594 days ago · 517 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 6.6Fiji region · 2584 days ago · 591 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 2584 days ago · 600 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2584 days ago · 566 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.4290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2583 days ago · 505 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2582 days ago · 611 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 2581 days ago · 593 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2575 days ago · 464 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 2574 days ago · 549 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 2567 days ago · 520 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 2562 days ago · 571 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 5.3Fiji region · 2562 days ago · 523 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.8Fiji region · 2561 days ago · 590 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 4.2279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2615 days ago · 413 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2615 days ago · 626 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 5.2Fiji region · 2618 days ago · 607 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 2638 days ago · 518 km deep · 75 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600052uh. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC.