Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Feb 9, 2021, 2:18 PM GMT+13 (01:18 UTC), 520 km (323 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-02-09 01:18:41 UTC
Depth
519.6 km (322.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.946° S, 178.833° 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 13.1 km horizontally, 12.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2045 days ago · 585 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2045 days ago · 582 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2043 days ago · 576 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 5.4Fiji region · 2035 days ago · 548 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.4291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2035 days ago · 547 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2034 days ago · 551 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2034 days ago · 588 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2033 days ago · 567 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.6298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2031 days ago · 476 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 2029 days ago · 598 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2021 days ago · 555 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.1280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2016 days ago · 487 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 2002 days ago · 619 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1999 days ago · 531 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 2058 days ago · 619 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 2070 days ago · 560 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 2078 days ago · 554 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2082 days ago · 558 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 2084 days ago · 589 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2084 days ago · 578 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2085 days ago · 565 km deep · 47 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000di1u. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.