Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jan 29, 2023, 8:47 AM GMT+13 (19:47 UTC), 557 km (346 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
2023-01-28 19:47:11 UTC
Depth
556.7 km (345.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.833° S, 178.421° 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 14.9 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1341 days ago · 547 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1339 days ago · 567 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1338 days ago · 624 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 613 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 1326 days ago · 552 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.2273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1326 days ago · 407 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.6255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1318 days ago · 525 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1318 days ago · 534 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1316 days ago · 488 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.4298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1316 days ago · 527 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 537 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 5.6Fiji region · 1313 days ago · 550 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1312 days ago · 567 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.0244 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1311 days ago · 391 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 5.8Fiji region · 1305 days ago · 534 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1305 days ago · 515 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.1282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1303 days ago · 522 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.3279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1302 days ago · 456 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 1302 days ago · 457 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 1302 days ago · 551 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 1298 days ago · 629 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 1295 days ago · 551 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 1295 days ago · 546 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 4.4299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1287 days ago · 484 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 4.7Fiji region · 1287 days ago · 523 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.3290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1345 days ago · 556 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.4261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1347 days ago · 384 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1348 days ago · 610 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1351 days ago · 507 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1351 days ago · 616 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1358 days ago · 477 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1358 days ago · 515 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 621 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.2265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1360 days ago · 506 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1362 days ago · 594 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1365 days ago · 609 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1368 days ago · 545 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 1369 days ago · 572 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jmwh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:49 AM UTC.