Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 14, 2022, 4:00 PM GMT+13 (03:00 UTC), 607 km (377 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 291 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
2022-07-14 03:00:46 UTC
Depth
606.5 km (376.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.983° S, 177.691° 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 14.1 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4294 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1537 days ago · 540 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1534 days ago · 536 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1533 days ago · 555 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1528 days ago · 568 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.2274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1525 days ago · 483 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1520 days ago · 397 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1512 days ago · 589 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1504 days ago · 558 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 1499 days ago · 618 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.3297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1499 days ago · 523 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.4278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1498 days ago · 629 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1498 days ago · 629 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1495 days ago · 556 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 4.7291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1490 days ago · 482 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 1486 days ago · 599 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 581 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 577 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1542 days ago · 536 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1545 days ago · 574 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1547 days ago · 569 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1547 days ago · 505 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1550 days ago · 554 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1550 days ago · 570 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.2287 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1553 days ago · 477 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.2285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1555 days ago · 557 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.3277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1557 days ago · 554 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1558 days ago · 545 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1559 days ago · 576 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.3299 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1559 days ago · 558 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 1561 days ago · 589 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1565 days ago · 584 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1570 days ago · 520 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hsnx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.