M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jan 9, 2021, 7:32 PM GMT+13 (06:32 UTC), 593 km (369 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 294 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d6z7. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC.