Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Feb 21, 2021, 2:57 PM GMT+13 (01:57 UTC), 585 km (363 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-02-21 01:57:25 UTC
Depth
585.0 km (363.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.855° S, 178.503° 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 14.9 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
29

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2045 days ago · 582 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2044 days ago · 576 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 5.4Fiji region · 2036 days ago · 548 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.4291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2035 days ago · 547 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2034 days ago · 551 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2034 days ago · 588 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2033 days ago · 567 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.6298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2031 days ago · 476 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 2029 days ago · 598 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2022 days ago · 555 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2022 days ago · 541 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.4276 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2021 days ago · 423 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.1280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2016 days ago · 487 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 2016 days ago · 549 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.1289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2016 days ago · 537 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 2010 days ago · 574 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 2003 days ago · 619 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 2000 days ago · 531 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 4.3265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1997 days ago · 505 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 4.6265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1996 days ago · 436 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1996 days ago · 561 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 1990 days ago · 582 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1988 days ago · 510 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.0281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2057 days ago · 501 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2058 days ago · 520 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 2058 days ago · 619 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.5274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2061 days ago · 332 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2062 days ago · 408 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.8289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2064 days ago · 530 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 2071 days ago · 560 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ddma. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:14 AM UTC.