Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Apr 30, 2019, 5:04 AM GMT+13 (16:04 UTC), 374 km (233 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-04-29 16:04:53 UTC
Depth
374.3 km (232.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.740° S, 177.266° 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 16.4 km horizontally, 16.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 2711 days ago · 532 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.2299 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2710 days ago · 565 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.6298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2693 days ago · 552 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.7290 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2692 days ago · 384 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 2686 days ago · 566 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2679 days ago · 632 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2678 days ago · 528 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.5282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2674 days ago · 583 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2674 days ago · 621 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2663 days ago · 587 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.5271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2661 days ago · 534 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.1264 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2658 days ago · 527 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2714 days ago · 545 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2715 days ago · 595 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2718 days ago · 616 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2720 days ago · 548 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2720 days ago · 606 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2721 days ago · 361 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 2722 days ago · 436 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.3295 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2723 days ago · 579 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.1291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2732 days ago · 594 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2734 days ago · 471 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2735 days ago · 630 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.2285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2735 days ago · 549 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 2736 days ago · 579 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003igu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:26 AM UTC.