Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Sep 4, 2019, 1:38 PM GMT+12 (01:38 UTC), 611 km (379 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-09-04 01:38:33 UTC
Depth
610.5 km (379.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.525° S, 178.890° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
52

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 2580 days ago · 593 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2574 days ago · 464 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2573 days ago · 549 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2566 days ago · 520 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 5.3Fiji region · 2561 days ago · 523 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 2560 days ago · 590 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2548 days ago · 628 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2548 days ago · 533 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2548 days ago · 574 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 2544 days ago · 593 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2544 days ago · 594 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2543 days ago · 508 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2542 days ago · 632 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 2541 days ago · 607 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 5.3Fiji region · 2534 days ago · 610 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 2524 days ago · 610 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.4290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2582 days ago · 505 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2583 days ago · 566 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 2583 days ago · 600 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 6.6Fiji region · 2583 days ago · 591 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2593 days ago · 517 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2593 days ago · 608 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 2599 days ago · 600 km deep · 54 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005etz. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.