Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 3:45 PM GMT+13 (02:45 UTC), 558 km (347 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
2022-08-20 02:45:08 UTC
Depth
557.9 km (346.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.174° S, 177.643° 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 15.9 km horizontally, 13.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1501 days ago · 518 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1499 days ago · 618 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1495 days ago · 556 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1491 days ago · 518 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.7291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1490 days ago · 482 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1486 days ago · 599 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 581 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.2298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1483 days ago · 561 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 584 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1480 days ago · 570 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1473 days ago · 462 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1471 days ago · 601 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1467 days ago · 617 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1467 days ago · 539 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1466 days ago · 572 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1462 days ago · 573 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 1461 days ago · 446 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1460 days ago · 607 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 1454 days ago · 429 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 1454 days ago · 580 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1446 days ago · 578 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1512 days ago · 589 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1512 days ago · 403 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1520 days ago · 397 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 1522 days ago · 537 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1528 days ago · 568 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.2256 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1530 days ago · 546 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1533 days ago · 555 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 1534 days ago · 536 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000i3dr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.