Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 205 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 205 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji on Wed, Dec 8, 2021, 2:36 AM GMT+12 (14:36 UTC), 399 km (248 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-12-07 14:36:02 UTC
Depth
398.6 km (247.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.130° S, 178.845° 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 14.6 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1757 days ago · 510 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1754 days ago · 584 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.4210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1752 days ago · 526 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.2235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1752 days ago · 532 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.0204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1745 days ago · 606 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1741 days ago · 579 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.3168 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1739 days ago · 654 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.5235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1739 days ago · 555 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.5206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1736 days ago · 544 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.2197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1734 days ago · 550 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1732 days ago · 560 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.9Fiji region · 1724 days ago · 540 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.6228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1718 days ago · 542 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.2211 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1718 days ago · 527 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1717 days ago · 565 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1716 days ago · 572 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1713 days ago · 547 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1710 days ago · 583 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 4.3194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1708 days ago · 530 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 4.4208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1704 days ago · 552 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 4.4184 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1702 days ago · 556 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.0236 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1762 days ago · 641 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.2125 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1765 days ago · 426 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1771 days ago · 577 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 1773 days ago · 541 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.3152 km SE of Labasa, Fiji · 1776 days ago · 540 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.3237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1777 days ago · 555 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.1188 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1786 days ago · 579 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.2234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1786 days ago · 599 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gb7w. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.