Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 8:03 AM GMT+13 (19:03 UTC), 593 km (368 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 297 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-07-27 19:03:08 UTC
Depth
592.8 km (368.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.854° S, 177.654° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
125

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1885 days ago · 577 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.2263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1881 days ago · 543 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1880 days ago · 609 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1876 days ago · 606 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 5.5297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1874 days ago · 523 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.4251 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1872 days ago · 602 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1868 days ago · 549 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 1865 days ago · 417 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1862 days ago · 537 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1858 days ago · 512 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.0299 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 1854 days ago · 424 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1852 days ago · 349 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.2279 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1850 days ago · 563 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 567 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1846 days ago · 564 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 1842 days ago · 460 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1840 days ago · 595 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1840 days ago · 622 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 4.2285 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1833 days ago · 473 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.0272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1889 days ago · 576 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1889 days ago · 497 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1890 days ago · 621 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1890 days ago · 381 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.6260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1893 days ago · 559 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1895 days ago · 564 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 566 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.1271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1898 days ago · 546 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1905 days ago · 570 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1905 days ago · 439 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1910 days ago · 446 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1914 days ago · 597 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 1918 days ago · 446 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 1918 days ago · 597 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ezle. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.