Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Feb 19, 2022, 11:18 AM GMT+12 (23:18 UTC), 630 km (392 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 257 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
2022-02-18 23:18:20 UTC
Depth
630.3 km (391.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.403° S, 177.669° 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 13.0 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1684 days ago · 554 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1681 days ago · 614 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.2286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1681 days ago · 622 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 1678 days ago · 605 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1678 days ago · 609 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.3271 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1678 days ago · 584 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1676 days ago · 644 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1675 days ago · 423 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.3263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1673 days ago · 555 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1673 days ago · 571 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.3287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1672 days ago · 451 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.2248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1671 days ago · 532 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 1669 days ago · 541 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.1286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1668 days ago · 619 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 4.1268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1667 days ago · 572 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1667 days ago · 603 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.0274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1667 days ago · 618 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.3245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1665 days ago · 587 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 4.5288 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1664 days ago · 581 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 1664 days ago · 571 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 1662 days ago · 599 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 1661 days ago · 569 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 4.7285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1659 days ago · 595 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 4.0Fiji region · 1658 days ago · 339 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1657 days ago · 555 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 4.3274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1657 days ago · 550 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 4.2241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1657 days ago · 583 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 4.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1654 days ago · 462 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 4.1Fiji region · 1653 days ago · 624 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 4.4256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1650 days ago · 590 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 4.8Fiji region · 1643 days ago · 514 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 4.3281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1642 days ago · 503 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 4.1254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1641 days ago · 563 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 4.9257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1638 days ago · 504 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 4.0247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1636 days ago · 550 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 4.0Fiji region · 1635 days ago · 508 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 4.2273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1633 days ago · 626 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 4.1Fiji region · 1630 days ago · 569 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.2286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1691 days ago · 570 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1691 days ago · 442 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1692 days ago · 633 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1696 days ago · 550 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1702 days ago · 612 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1705 days ago · 587 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.6290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1707 days ago · 556 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1709 days ago · 617 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.6288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1709 days ago · 625 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 1709 days ago · 645 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 1709 days ago · 632 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 1711 days ago · 600 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1713 days ago · 585 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.1244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1717 days ago · 616 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1717 days ago · 621 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gn8c. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC.