Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 17, 2022, 4:43 AM GMT+13 (15:43 UTC), 578 km (359 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 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
2022-10-16 15:43:48 UTC
Depth
577.5 km (358.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.362° S, 177.517° 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 15.2 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1436 days ago · 512 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1436 days ago · 609 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1436 days ago · 561 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1434 days ago · 597 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1433 days ago · 580 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1432 days ago · 571 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.0295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1431 days ago · 519 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1426 days ago · 592 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 560 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 1418 days ago · 568 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.1240 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1417 days ago · 333 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 1415 days ago · 324 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 1412 days ago · 551 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1406 days ago · 612 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1402 days ago · 492 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1397 days ago · 430 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 1396 days ago · 418 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 603 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1454 days ago · 580 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1454 days ago · 429 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1461 days ago · 607 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1462 days ago · 446 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1462 days ago · 573 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1467 days ago · 572 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1468 days ago · 539 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1471 days ago · 561 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1472 days ago · 601 km deep · 39 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000iv9t. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.