Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 12:25 PM GMT+13 (23:25 UTC), 621 km (386 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
2023-07-27 23:25:11 UTC
Depth
621.4 km (386.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.372° S, 179.014° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 10.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.8Fiji region · 1157 days ago · 619 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1157 days ago · 513 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1153 days ago · 416 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1143 days ago · 591 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1142 days ago · 545 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1138 days ago · 546 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 1136 days ago · 412 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1133 days ago · 540 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1132 days ago · 582 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1131 days ago · 601 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 1130 days ago · 597 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1128 days ago · 564 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1123 days ago · 602 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1122 days ago · 568 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1120 days ago · 561 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1120 days ago · 525 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 1119 days ago · 561 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 1118 days ago · 597 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 1117 days ago · 524 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 1115 days ago · 552 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 1114 days ago · 511 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 1108 days ago · 542 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1104 days ago · 585 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1180 days ago · 582 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1182 days ago · 566 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1183 days ago · 604 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 1183 days ago · 571 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1190 days ago · 627 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1191 days ago · 553 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kxug. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:58 AM UTC.