Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Mar 25, 2023, 10:47 PM GMT-12 (10:47 UTC), 592 km (368 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 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
2023-03-26 10:47:29 UTC
Depth
591.7 km (367.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.279° S, 179.327° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 12.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
23

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1282 days ago · 586 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1282 days ago · 594 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1277 days ago · 599 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1274 days ago · 572 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1274 days ago · 606 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1272 days ago · 617 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1256 days ago · 594 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 1255 days ago · 609 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1254 days ago · 565 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1247 days ago · 592 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1244 days ago · 539 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1236 days ago · 596 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1231 days ago · 602 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.9Fiji region · 1229 days ago · 562 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1295 days ago · 546 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1299 days ago · 629 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1300 days ago · 578 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1302 days ago · 551 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1312 days ago · 583 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 529 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1315 days ago · 589 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000k0va. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.