Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Feb 15, 2022, 10:54 PM GMT+13 (09:54 UTC), 442 km (275 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-02-15 09:54:01 UTC
Depth
442.0 km (274.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.961° S, 177.786° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1690 days ago · 570 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1686 days ago · 546 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1686 days ago · 630 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1680 days ago · 614 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 1677 days ago · 605 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1677 days ago · 609 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.3271 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1676 days ago · 584 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1673 days ago · 423 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1668 days ago · 541 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.1286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1666 days ago · 619 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.1268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1666 days ago · 572 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.0274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1665 days ago · 618 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.5288 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1663 days ago · 581 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 1661 days ago · 599 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1660 days ago · 569 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.7285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1658 days ago · 595 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 1656 days ago · 339 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1656 days ago · 555 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 4.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1652 days ago · 462 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 1652 days ago · 624 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 4.0295 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1646 days ago · 576 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 4.8Fiji region · 1642 days ago · 514 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 4.3281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1640 days ago · 503 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 1640 days ago · 561 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1691 days ago · 633 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1694 days ago · 550 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 1696 days ago · 508 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1701 days ago · 612 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1703 days ago · 587 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.6290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1705 days ago · 556 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.6288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1708 days ago · 625 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 1708 days ago · 645 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 1708 days ago · 632 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 1709 days ago · 600 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1712 days ago · 585 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.2299 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1713 days ago · 571 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1715 days ago · 569 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.3263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1718 days ago · 592 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1718 days ago · 550 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gm0e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:37 AM UTC.