Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jan 21, 2022, 5:11 PM GMT+13 (04:11 UTC), 550 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 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
2022-01-21 04:11:15 UTC
Depth
550.2 km (341.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.393° S, 178.147° 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 13.3 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1714 days ago · 525 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1712 days ago · 458 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.6260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1705 days ago · 544 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1700 days ago · 544 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1699 days ago · 518 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.5247 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1698 days ago · 510 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.3251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1692 days ago · 487 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1692 days ago · 535 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1691 days ago · 548 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 1691 days ago · 543 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1686 days ago · 581 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1684 days ago · 561 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.3264 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1683 days ago · 449 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.3273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1683 days ago · 455 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1670 days ago · 480 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1670 days ago · 500 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 6.1Fiji region · 1669 days ago · 582 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 1668 days ago · 607 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 4.2268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1665 days ago · 441 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 4.3240 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1663 days ago · 525 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1657 days ago · 602 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1718 days ago · 552 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1718 days ago · 530 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1724 days ago · 556 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1725 days ago · 570 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1726 days ago · 573 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.3233 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1730 days ago · 553 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1730 days ago · 554 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1732 days ago · 567 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.1241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1733 days ago · 505 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1740 days ago · 642 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.9298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1741 days ago · 434 km deep · 77 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gfvr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.