Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Feb 23, 2023, 4:17 AM GMT+13 (15:17 UTC), 534 km (332 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
2023-02-22 15:17:31 UTC
Depth
533.7 km (331.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.048° S, 178.579° 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 15.1 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 589 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 537 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1313 days ago · 529 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 5.6Fiji region · 1313 days ago · 550 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1310 days ago · 411 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 5.8Fiji region · 1305 days ago · 534 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.3279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1302 days ago · 456 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1302 days ago · 457 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1302 days ago · 551 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 1298 days ago · 629 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1294 days ago · 551 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1294 days ago · 546 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 4.4299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1287 days ago · 484 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1286 days ago · 592 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1281 days ago · 586 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1281 days ago · 594 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1276 days ago · 599 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1276 days ago · 588 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 1275 days ago · 542 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 1274 days ago · 572 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1273 days ago · 536 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 1273 days ago · 606 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 4.0Fiji region · 1271 days ago · 617 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 1326 days ago · 552 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 613 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1338 days ago · 624 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1341 days ago · 547 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1342 days ago · 557 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000jgu2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.