Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Apr 5, 2023, 11:20 PM GMT+13 (10:20 UTC), 588 km (366 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
2023-04-05 10:20:39 UTC
Depth
588.4 km (365.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.478° S, 178.613° 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 15.0 km horizontally, 10.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1275 days ago · 542 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1273 days ago · 536 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1273 days ago · 606 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1271 days ago · 617 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.1269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1265 days ago · 347 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.2272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1263 days ago · 520 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.2296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1261 days ago · 413 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 1261 days ago · 460 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 1254 days ago · 609 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1253 days ago · 565 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1245 days ago · 536 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 1245 days ago · 558 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1243 days ago · 539 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 1237 days ago · 601 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 1235 days ago · 596 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.3273 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1231 days ago · 440 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.9Fiji region · 1228 days ago · 562 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.3277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1228 days ago · 474 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1224 days ago · 525 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 1224 days ago · 602 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 4.5297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1217 days ago · 532 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1216 days ago · 551 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1276 days ago · 599 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.2270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1278 days ago · 488 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1281 days ago · 586 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 1287 days ago · 523 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.4299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1287 days ago · 484 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1292 days ago · 611 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1294 days ago · 546 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1294 days ago · 551 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1298 days ago · 593 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 1298 days ago · 629 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1302 days ago · 551 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1302 days ago · 457 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.3279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1302 days ago · 456 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.1282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1303 days ago · 522 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1304 days ago · 515 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 5.8Fiji region · 1305 days ago · 534 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000k3tu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.