Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Mar 31, 2023, 4:01 PM GMT+13 (03:01 UTC), 586 km (364 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
2023-03-31 03:01:56 UTC
Depth
585.6 km (363.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.728° S, 178.827° 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 15.9 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1276 days ago · 599 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1276 days ago · 588 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1275 days ago · 542 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1274 days ago · 572 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1274 days ago · 536 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1274 days ago · 606 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1272 days ago · 617 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 1255 days ago · 609 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1253 days ago · 565 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1246 days ago · 536 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 1246 days ago · 558 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1244 days ago · 539 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1238 days ago · 601 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 1236 days ago · 596 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.3273 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1232 days ago · 440 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1231 days ago · 602 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.9Fiji region · 1229 days ago · 562 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.3277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1229 days ago · 474 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1224 days ago · 525 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 1224 days ago · 602 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1286 days ago · 592 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.4299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1288 days ago · 484 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1295 days ago · 546 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1295 days ago · 551 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1299 days ago · 629 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1302 days ago · 551 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1302 days ago · 457 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 5.8Fiji region · 1306 days ago · 534 km deep · 48 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000k23n. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.