Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 13, 2022, 1:18 AM GMT+12 (13:18 UTC), 589 km (366 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
2022-08-12 13:18:25 UTC
Depth
589.2 km (366.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.494° S, 177.707° 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 12.8 km horizontally, 12.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1511 days ago · 598 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.4244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1508 days ago · 586 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1504 days ago · 558 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.4279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1501 days ago · 567 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.2240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1500 days ago · 580 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1499 days ago · 618 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.3297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1499 days ago · 523 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.4278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1498 days ago · 629 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1498 days ago · 629 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1495 days ago · 556 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.3261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1495 days ago · 603 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.2271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1491 days ago · 575 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1490 days ago · 464 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.7291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1490 days ago · 482 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 4.1291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1487 days ago · 523 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1486 days ago · 599 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 581 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 1481 days ago · 577 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 1480 days ago · 570 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 4.0259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1478 days ago · 593 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1477 days ago · 549 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1474 days ago · 627 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1473 days ago · 462 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 1471 days ago · 601 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1470 days ago · 561 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1468 days ago · 569 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1467 days ago · 617 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 1467 days ago · 539 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 4.3Fiji region · 1462 days ago · 573 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 4.2Fiji region · 1460 days ago · 607 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1459 days ago · 588 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 4.4Fiji region · 1455 days ago · 639 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 4.5Fiji region · 1453 days ago · 580 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1513 days ago · 564 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.8240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1516 days ago · 595 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1517 days ago · 583 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1518 days ago · 560 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.0262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1520 days ago · 593 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1520 days ago · 397 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 5.6268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1521 days ago · 536 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1522 days ago · 648 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.2274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1525 days ago · 483 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1528 days ago · 364 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1533 days ago · 555 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1537 days ago · 618 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1541 days ago · 607 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000icsv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.