Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 6:51 AM GMT+13 (17:51 UTC), 550 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2022-02-10 17:51:50 UTC
Depth
550.0 km (341.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.257° S, 177.504° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
40

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3268 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1690 days ago · 529 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1690 days ago · 548 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1689 days ago · 633 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1687 days ago · 442 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1684 days ago · 546 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1684 days ago · 630 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.4240 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1681 days ago · 357 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.3271 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1674 days ago · 584 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1671 days ago · 423 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1665 days ago · 541 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.5288 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1660 days ago · 581 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1659 days ago · 599 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1657 days ago · 569 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 1654 days ago · 339 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 1649 days ago · 624 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.0295 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1644 days ago · 576 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 4.8Fiji region · 1639 days ago · 514 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 1638 days ago · 561 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 1693 days ago · 508 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1699 days ago · 612 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.3277 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 1701 days ago · 316 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1701 days ago · 587 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.6260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1703 days ago · 544 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1709 days ago · 585 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.2299 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1710 days ago · 571 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1713 days ago · 569 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1716 days ago · 550 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 1721 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gl3c. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.