Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 25, 2021, 3:06 PM GMT+13 (02:06 UTC), 550 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-05-25 02:06:35 UTC
Depth
549.7 km (341.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.881° S, 178.342° 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 14.6 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1952 days ago · 533 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 549 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1950 days ago · 620 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1944 days ago · 572 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1939 days ago · 581 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1936 days ago · 530 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1934 days ago · 400 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1930 days ago · 552 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 1930 days ago · 578 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1928 days ago · 542 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1927 days ago · 505 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1926 days ago · 595 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1921 days ago · 494 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1921 days ago · 517 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1914 days ago · 566 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1911 days ago · 570 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.5283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1907 days ago · 458 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1902 days ago · 491 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 1901 days ago · 605 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 5.5Fiji region · 1900 days ago · 563 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 1897 days ago · 549 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1897 days ago · 535 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 1895 days ago · 550 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1953 days ago · 566 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1953 days ago · 553 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1956 days ago · 601 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.2238 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1959 days ago · 374 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1960 days ago · 585 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1963 days ago · 629 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1965 days ago · 584 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1972 days ago · 496 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 1974 days ago · 566 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1975 days ago · 484 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1978 days ago · 568 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1978 days ago · 534 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.5266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1980 days ago · 518 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1980 days ago · 490 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1981 days ago · 548 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000efjf. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC.