Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 26, 2022, 2:18 PM GMT+13 (01:18 UTC), 539 km (335 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. 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
2022-09-26 01:18:26 UTC
Depth
538.8 km (334.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.224° S, 177.560° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1466 days ago · 572 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1462 days ago · 573 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1461 days ago · 446 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1460 days ago · 607 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1454 days ago · 429 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1453 days ago · 580 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1446 days ago · 578 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1435 days ago · 609 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1435 days ago · 561 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1433 days ago · 597 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1432 days ago · 580 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1432 days ago · 571 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.0295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1430 days ago · 519 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1425 days ago · 592 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 1417 days ago · 568 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.1240 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1416 days ago · 333 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 4.7Fiji region · 1415 days ago · 324 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 1411 days ago · 551 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1467 days ago · 617 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1471 days ago · 601 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1480 days ago · 570 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 584 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.2298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1483 days ago · 561 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 581 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1486 days ago · 599 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.7291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1490 days ago · 482 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1491 days ago · 518 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1495 days ago · 556 km deep · 23 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ib0s. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC.