Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 6, 2021, 7:04 PM GMT+13 (06:04 UTC), 534 km (332 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-08-06 06:04:02 UTC
Depth
533.9 km (331.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.541° S, 178.542° 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 14.0 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1879 days ago · 550 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1876 days ago · 602 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 1868 days ago · 577 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.1296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1866 days ago · 470 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1865 days ago · 617 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1858 days ago · 600 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1855 days ago · 584 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1850 days ago · 598 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 1848 days ago · 560 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 5.0Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 586 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1845 days ago · 605 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1845 days ago · 577 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1834 days ago · 603 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 1833 days ago · 611 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1831 days ago · 555 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 604 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1825 days ago · 599 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1883 days ago · 603 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1887 days ago · 607 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1890 days ago · 571 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1894 days ago · 560 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1897 days ago · 549 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1899 days ago · 600 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000f2nq. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:16 PM UTC.