M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 7, 2022, 10:29 PM GMT+12 (10:29 UTC), 640 km (398 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 268 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i0i5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC.