Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Oct 16, 2021, 9:20 PM GMT+13 (08:20 UTC), 582 km (362 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
2021-10-16 08:20:59 UTC
Depth
582.4 km (361.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.216° S, 178.594° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 1791 days ago · 576 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1786 days ago · 583 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1780 days ago · 539 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 568 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1774 days ago · 461 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.4278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1770 days ago · 475 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1769 days ago · 542 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1766 days ago · 570 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1763 days ago · 613 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 1756 days ago · 558 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.5286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1750 days ago · 522 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1809 days ago · 589 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1814 days ago · 419 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1825 days ago · 599 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 604 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1831 days ago · 555 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1833 days ago · 611 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1835 days ago · 603 km deep · 53 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000fv6g. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC.