Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 23, 2019, 8:06 PM GMT+13 (07:06 UTC), 517 km (321 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
2019-08-23 07:06:41 UTC
Depth
517.2 km (321.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.012° S, 178.178° 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 15.6 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.6Fiji region · 2586 days ago · 591 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 2585 days ago · 600 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2585 days ago · 566 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.4290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2584 days ago · 505 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2583 days ago · 611 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 2582 days ago · 593 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2576 days ago · 464 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2575 days ago · 549 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2568 days ago · 520 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 5.3Fiji region · 2563 days ago · 523 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 2562 days ago · 590 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2551 days ago · 628 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2551 days ago · 533 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2550 days ago · 574 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 2546 days ago · 593 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 2546 days ago · 594 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 2545 days ago · 508 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.0238 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2545 days ago · 390 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 2544 days ago · 632 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2544 days ago · 541 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 4.6Fiji region · 2543 days ago · 607 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 5.3Fiji region · 2536 days ago · 610 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2598 days ago · 547 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 2601 days ago · 600 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2602 days ago · 426 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2606 days ago · 541 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2616 days ago · 553 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.2279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2616 days ago · 413 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 5.2Fiji region · 2619 days ago · 607 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2624 days ago · 514 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700059pl. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.