Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 3, 2022, 6:47 PM GMT+13 (05:47 UTC), 607 km (377 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 279 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
2022-10-03 05:47:15 UTC
Depth
607.2 km (377.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.724° S, 177.738° 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 14.0 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1457 days ago · 639 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1455 days ago · 580 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.2243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1448 days ago · 591 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1448 days ago · 578 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1445 days ago · 620 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.5257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1444 days ago · 601 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1441 days ago · 565 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1439 days ago · 634 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1437 days ago · 589 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1436 days ago · 609 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1436 days ago · 561 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1436 days ago · 541 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1435 days ago · 507 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1434 days ago · 597 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1434 days ago · 580 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1433 days ago · 571 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1427 days ago · 592 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 1426 days ago · 608 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 4.3296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1425 days ago · 510 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 1412 days ago · 551 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 5.0279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1408 days ago · 543 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1406 days ago · 612 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1404 days ago · 619 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1463 days ago · 573 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1468 days ago · 539 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1468 days ago · 617 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1470 days ago · 569 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1471 days ago · 561 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1472 days ago · 601 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1474 days ago · 462 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1475 days ago · 627 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1479 days ago · 549 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1481 days ago · 570 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1483 days ago · 577 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 1486 days ago · 581 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1487 days ago · 599 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 4.7291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1491 days ago · 482 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000iqcn. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:11 AM UTC.