Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Apr 7, 2022, 5:39 PM GMT-12 (05:39 UTC), 603 km (375 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 south of the Fiji Islands. 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
2022-04-08 05:39:32 UTC
Depth
603.4 km (375.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.555° S, 179.221° 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 7.0 km horizontally, 10.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
29

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1621 days ago · 552 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1621 days ago · 577 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 1621 days ago · 591 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1616 days ago · 569 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 1604 days ago · 552 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1602 days ago · 565 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 1597 days ago · 591 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 1594 days ago · 598 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 1591 days ago · 590 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1591 days ago · 591 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1582 days ago · 593 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1580 days ago · 535 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1644 days ago · 578 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 1646 days ago · 574 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 1647 days ago · 600 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1649 days ago · 577 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 1651 days ago · 601 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1651 days ago · 598 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1659 days ago · 607 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1663 days ago · 642 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000h0lu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.