Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jul 5, 2023, 1:34 PM GMT+13 (00:34 UTC), 553 km (343 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
2023-07-05 00:34:15 UTC
Depth
552.7 km (343.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.552° S, 178.568° 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 16.3 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1185 days ago · 566 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 1185 days ago · 571 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1184 days ago · 604 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.1284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1183 days ago · 514 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1159 days ago · 513 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.1294 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1154 days ago · 573 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1151 days ago · 594 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.4296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1150 days ago · 536 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1149 days ago · 539 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.3268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1148 days ago · 529 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.0283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1146 days ago · 502 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.5265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1144 days ago · 493 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.5270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1142 days ago · 533 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1141 days ago · 588 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1139 days ago · 546 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1138 days ago · 602 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1136 days ago · 541 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1132 days ago · 601 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.5259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1132 days ago · 529 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.0283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1132 days ago · 516 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 1132 days ago · 597 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1191 days ago · 627 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1192 days ago · 553 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 1193 days ago · 524 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.4269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1198 days ago · 487 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.6255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1202 days ago · 481 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1203 days ago · 533 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 1205 days ago · 554 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1207 days ago · 562 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1209 days ago · 605 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1210 days ago · 559 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1211 days ago · 562 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1214 days ago · 570 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1215 days ago · 572 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kfdz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC.