Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jan 24, 2020, 10:12 AM GMT-12 (22:12 UTC), 622 km (386 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-01-24 22:12:40 UTC
Depth
621.8 km (386.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.110° S, 179.151° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
94

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2435 days ago · 594 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2433 days ago · 599 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2429 days ago · 585 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2425 days ago · 613 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2424 days ago · 549 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 2424 days ago · 585 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 2422 days ago · 546 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2414 days ago · 582 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 2405 days ago · 596 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2405 days ago · 604 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 2397 days ago · 594 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2386 days ago · 600 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2386 days ago · 577 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2379 days ago · 581 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 2379 days ago · 618 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 2379 days ago · 454 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 2378 days ago · 601 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 2439 days ago · 549 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2442 days ago · 531 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007f6n. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC.