Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Feb 3, 2023, 4:58 AM GMT+12 (16:58 UTC), 557 km (346 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 263 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
2023-02-02 16:58:50 UTC
Depth
557.3 km (346.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.668° S, 178.687° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1337 days ago · 568 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.3232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1335 days ago · 547 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.3182 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1334 days ago · 490 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 602 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1331 days ago · 562 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1328 days ago · 581 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1328 days ago · 573 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1328 days ago · 535 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1326 days ago · 591 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1325 days ago · 564 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1322 days ago · 554 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 5.2Fiji region · 1321 days ago · 545 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 4.4278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1320 days ago · 563 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.5245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1316 days ago · 576 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.3193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1312 days ago · 537 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 4.4289 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1311 days ago · 447 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.2203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1311 days ago · 543 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.4273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1310 days ago · 491 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.3247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1308 days ago · 560 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 4.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1308 days ago · 585 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 4.4220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1306 days ago · 559 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 4.5225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1306 days ago · 572 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 4.6225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1306 days ago · 574 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 4.6213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1306 days ago · 557 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 4.0221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1303 days ago · 545 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 4.6262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1301 days ago · 538 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 4.0290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1300 days ago · 609 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 4.8218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1299 days ago · 550 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 4.3211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1297 days ago · 535 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 4.5231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1297 days ago · 535 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 4.4215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1296 days ago · 558 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 4.4Fiji region · 1295 days ago · 550 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 4.8282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1293 days ago · 553 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 4.1Fiji region · 1293 days ago · 540 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 4.2256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1289 days ago · 563 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 5.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1285 days ago · 465 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 4.8223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1283 days ago · 558 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 4.1229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1282 days ago · 575 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 4.4224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1281 days ago · 578 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 4.2Fiji region · 1281 days ago · 598 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 4.4234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1280 days ago · 530 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 4.2Fiji region · 1279 days ago · 561 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1279 days ago · 566 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1279 days ago · 547 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.1217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1338 days ago · 530 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1340 days ago · 564 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.4246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1340 days ago · 545 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.3193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1341 days ago · 529 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1346 days ago · 588 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1350 days ago · 567 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.5195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1351 days ago · 553 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1353 days ago · 612 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1354 days ago · 590 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.3247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1355 days ago · 544 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.2238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1356 days ago · 543 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1358 days ago · 558 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1361 days ago · 620 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1361 days ago · 498 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.1220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1363 days ago · 547 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 4.0263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1364 days ago · 574 km deep · 70 km away

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