Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Sep 27, 2022, 11:07 AM GMT+13 (22:07 UTC), 572 km (355 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.0 Fiji region. 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
2022-09-26 22:07:11 UTC
Depth
571.9 km (355.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.889° S, 178.008° 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, 12.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1466 days ago · 583 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1462 days ago · 446 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.6263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1456 days ago · 502 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1454 days ago · 429 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.9292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1452 days ago · 491 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1450 days ago · 544 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1447 days ago · 578 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1443 days ago · 581 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 1440 days ago · 542 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 1438 days ago · 598 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1438 days ago · 580 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1437 days ago · 548 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1436 days ago · 512 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.9291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1435 days ago · 537 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1431 days ago · 518 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.0295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1431 days ago · 519 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 1431 days ago · 502 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 494 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 1426 days ago · 592 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 1423 days ago · 559 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 492 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 496 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 7.0Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 579 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  24. 4.9Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 581 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 4.5Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 568 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 5.1Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 569 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 4.1Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 560 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 4.0Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 567 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 567 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 4.3Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 568 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 4.6Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 576 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 4.2Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 593 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 4.6Fiji region · 1419 days ago · 575 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 4.7Fiji region · 1418 days ago · 568 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 4.2298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1418 days ago · 521 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1416 days ago · 470 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 4.4Fiji region · 1415 days ago · 582 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1411 days ago · 478 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 4.2Fiji region · 1409 days ago · 580 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1467 days ago · 539 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1468 days ago · 568 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.1232 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1468 days ago · 342 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1471 days ago · 561 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1471 days ago · 561 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1473 days ago · 638 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 1480 days ago · 453 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.4250 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1482 days ago · 477 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 584 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1483 days ago · 525 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.2298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1483 days ago · 561 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 584 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 585 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 581 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 538 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1488 days ago · 546 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1491 days ago · 518 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ipql. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.