Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 3, 2019, 12:09 AM GMT+13 (11:09 UTC), 556 km (345 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-08-02 11:09:29 UTC
Depth
555.6 km (345.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.949° S, 177.594° 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 14.9 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2609 days ago · 625 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 2600 days ago · 541 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.4290 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2591 days ago · 361 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.2279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2590 days ago · 591 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 5.0Fiji region · 2581 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 2576 days ago · 591 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2559 days ago · 367 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2559 days ago · 560 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.4258 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2556 days ago · 326 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2620 days ago · 601 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.3293 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2623 days ago · 564 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2624 days ago · 590 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2628 days ago · 498 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2636 days ago · 565 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2637 days ago · 617 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2638 days ago · 601 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600052uv. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:44 AM UTC.