Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Oct 17, 2023, 4:48 AM GMT+13 (15:48 UTC), 574 km (357 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2023-10-16 15:48:12 UTC
Depth
573.9 km (356.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.134° S, 177.491° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1073 days ago · 415 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1063 days ago · 545 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 1062 days ago · 556 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 1037 days ago · 609 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1037 days ago · 634 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1037 days ago · 613 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1036 days ago · 555 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1032 days ago · 565 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.4266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1031 days ago · 369 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1027 days ago · 342 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1025 days ago · 396 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.9Fiji region · 1023 days ago · 595 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1023 days ago · 564 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1083 days ago · 409 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1084 days ago · 591 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.5274 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1095 days ago · 312 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1096 days ago · 571 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 1100 days ago · 596 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1100 days ago · 553 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.8296 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1101 days ago · 614 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1104 days ago · 598 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1109 days ago · 555 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1111 days ago · 567 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.4280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1111 days ago · 496 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lfxu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC.