Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 12:37 PM GMT+13 (23:37 UTC), 616 km (383 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 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
2023-01-19 23:37:47 UTC
Depth
616.3 km (382.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.287° S, 178.936° 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 13.1 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
33

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1352 days ago · 507 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1349 days ago · 608 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1344 days ago · 557 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1343 days ago · 556 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1342 days ago · 547 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1339 days ago · 624 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 1334 days ago · 613 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 583 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1330 days ago · 584 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 1322 days ago · 585 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1319 days ago · 534 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1316 days ago · 589 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 1315 days ago · 537 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 529 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1313 days ago · 583 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1311 days ago · 411 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 5.8Fiji region · 1307 days ago · 534 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1303 days ago · 457 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 1303 days ago · 551 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 1300 days ago · 629 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 1296 days ago · 546 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 515 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1360 days ago · 621 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1363 days ago · 594 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 1365 days ago · 600 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1366 days ago · 609 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1375 days ago · 529 km deep · 55 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jji6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.