Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, May 3, 2023, 3:16 AM GMT+12 (15:16 UTC), 604 km (375 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
2023-05-02 15:16:50 UTC
Depth
603.7 km (375.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.075° S, 177.817° 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 20.9 km horizontally, 18.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1248 days ago · 543 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1244 days ago · 554 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.3219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1238 days ago · 560 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1236 days ago · 565 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.3227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1236 days ago · 561 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1232 days ago · 577 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1231 days ago · 419 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.4224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1229 days ago · 547 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1229 days ago · 616 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.4223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1223 days ago · 572 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 1219 days ago · 618 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1219 days ago · 631 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1218 days ago · 531 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1216 days ago · 587 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1213 days ago · 363 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1213 days ago · 600 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1208 days ago · 596 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 1207 days ago · 619 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 4.3219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1205 days ago · 555 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 4.1258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1205 days ago · 610 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 1203 days ago · 572 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 4.4262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1203 days ago · 582 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 4.0287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1202 days ago · 638 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1200 days ago · 591 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 4.4280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1200 days ago · 618 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 4.2252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1200 days ago · 583 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 4.0227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1195 days ago · 555 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1250 days ago · 544 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1252 days ago · 562 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.5257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1256 days ago · 551 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.0229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1257 days ago · 543 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.2279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1261 days ago · 580 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1263 days ago · 597 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1263 days ago · 588 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1264 days ago · 600 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.1227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1266 days ago · 545 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1266 days ago · 574 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.3292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1266 days ago · 554 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.0293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1269 days ago · 592 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 1270 days ago · 596 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.3230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1274 days ago · 556 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1276 days ago · 526 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1277 days ago · 565 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1277 days ago · 546 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kaee. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.