M4.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Mar 26, 2021, 1:01 PM GMT-12 (01:01 UTC), 380 km (236 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 240 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-27 01:01:19 UTC
- Depth
- 379.6 km (235.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.832° S, 176.779° 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 9.5 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 149°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0249 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2008 days ago · 601 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.3240 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1981 days ago · 605 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 1967 days ago · 614 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 1965 days ago · 373 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 1957 days ago · 372 km deep · 10 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dyad. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.