Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, May 22, 2021, 3:04 PM GMT+13 (02:04 UTC), 601 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-05-22 02:04:19 UTC
Depth
601.0 km (373.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.197° S, 178.864° 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 14.4 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1953 days ago · 566 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1953 days ago · 550 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 620 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1944 days ago · 572 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1939 days ago · 581 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1937 days ago · 579 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1930 days ago · 578 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1919 days ago · 624 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 6.1Fiji region · 1914 days ago · 600 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1914 days ago · 566 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1911 days ago · 571 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1901 days ago · 605 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 5.5Fiji region · 1900 days ago · 563 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1899 days ago · 600 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1897 days ago · 549 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1963 days ago · 629 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1965 days ago · 584 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 1974 days ago · 566 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1978 days ago · 568 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1980 days ago · 490 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1981 days ago · 548 km deep · 28 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ef66. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.