Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jul 20, 2021, 11:43 AM GMT+13 (22:43 UTC), 535 km (333 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-07-19 22:43:11 UTC
Depth
535.4 km (332.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.288° S, 178.150° 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 15.9 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 566 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 550 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.3268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1896 days ago · 539 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1895 days ago · 564 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.4238 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1888 days ago · 478 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.0283 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 1884 days ago · 669 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1883 days ago · 534 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.8Fiji region · 1882 days ago · 530 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1880 days ago · 550 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1876 days ago · 602 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1870 days ago · 594 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 1869 days ago · 577 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.1296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1867 days ago · 470 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1864 days ago · 540 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.2257 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1860 days ago · 401 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1858 days ago · 550 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 1854 days ago · 550 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1850 days ago · 598 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1847 days ago · 563 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 558 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 1845 days ago · 577 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1840 days ago · 595 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 1839 days ago · 601 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1898 days ago · 549 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 5.5Fiji region · 1900 days ago · 563 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1902 days ago · 605 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1902 days ago · 491 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1905 days ago · 439 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1905 days ago · 612 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.5283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1907 days ago · 458 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1911 days ago · 446 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1911 days ago · 570 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1914 days ago · 566 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1920 days ago · 529 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1922 days ago · 517 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1922 days ago · 494 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 1927 days ago · 595 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000eycb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.