Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jul 8, 2022, 8:10 AM GMT+13 (19:10 UTC), 569 km (353 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 291 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-07-07 19:10:02 UTC
Depth
568.7 km (353.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.184° S, 177.772° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1546 days ago · 574 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1543 days ago · 536 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1542 days ago · 514 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1542 days ago · 607 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.4294 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1538 days ago · 540 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1535 days ago · 536 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1534 days ago · 555 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.2256 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1531 days ago · 546 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1529 days ago · 568 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 1523 days ago · 537 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1521 days ago · 397 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1513 days ago · 403 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1513 days ago · 589 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1505 days ago · 558 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 1502 days ago · 518 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 1500 days ago · 618 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1499 days ago · 629 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1496 days ago · 556 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 1492 days ago · 518 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 4.7291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1491 days ago · 482 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1548 days ago · 505 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1551 days ago · 554 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1551 days ago · 570 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.2287 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1554 days ago · 477 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.2285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1556 days ago · 557 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.3277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1558 days ago · 554 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1559 days ago · 545 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.3299 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1560 days ago · 558 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1566 days ago · 584 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.0279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1570 days ago · 520 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1571 days ago · 520 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1573 days ago · 612 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1575 days ago · 577 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 1575 days ago · 618 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i23v. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.