Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 26, 2022, 3:22 PM GMT+12 (03:22 UTC), 629 km (391 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
2022-08-26 03:22:54 UTC
Depth
629.2 km (391.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.348° S, 178.108° 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 15.2 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1500 days ago · 549 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1497 days ago · 556 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.3261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1497 days ago · 603 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.2228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1496 days ago · 566 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.2271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1493 days ago · 575 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1492 days ago · 464 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.2215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1492 days ago · 560 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.7291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1491 days ago · 482 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.4216 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1490 days ago · 654 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.1291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1489 days ago · 523 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1488 days ago · 599 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1486 days ago · 581 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1483 days ago · 577 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.0259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1479 days ago · 593 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1479 days ago · 549 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 4.1225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1478 days ago · 560 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.2216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1478 days ago · 547 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1475 days ago · 627 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 4.3215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1475 days ago · 551 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1474 days ago · 462 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1473 days ago · 601 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1472 days ago · 561 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1470 days ago · 569 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1469 days ago · 617 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 4.4210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1468 days ago · 523 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 1463 days ago · 573 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 4.2203 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1462 days ago · 568 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 1461 days ago · 607 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1460 days ago · 588 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 4.4Fiji region · 1457 days ago · 639 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 4.2234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1457 days ago · 569 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 4.5206 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1452 days ago · 569 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 4.2243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1449 days ago · 591 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 4.2260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1448 days ago · 579 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 4.2246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1447 days ago · 533 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 4.1250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1447 days ago · 596 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1447 days ago · 601 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 4.0Fiji region · 1446 days ago · 620 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 4.5257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1444 days ago · 601 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 4.3213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1444 days ago · 547 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1442 days ago · 565 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 4.1232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1440 days ago · 549 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.4278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1500 days ago · 629 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.3297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1501 days ago · 523 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 1501 days ago · 618 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.2240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1502 days ago · 580 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.4279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1503 days ago · 567 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1507 days ago · 563 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1510 days ago · 558 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.3217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1510 days ago · 538 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1510 days ago · 561 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.4244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1510 days ago · 586 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1513 days ago · 598 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1513 days ago · 589 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1515 days ago · 564 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1517 days ago · 603 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.8240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1518 days ago · 595 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1519 days ago · 583 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1520 days ago · 560 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 4.0262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1521 days ago · 593 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 5.6268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1523 days ago · 536 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 1524 days ago · 648 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000i2hw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC.