Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jul 7, 2023, 11:17 AM GMT+13 (22:17 UTC), 566 km (351 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
2023-07-06 22:17:08 UTC
Depth
565.6 km (351.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.790° S, 177.899° 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 14.6 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 1186 days ago · 571 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.1284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1184 days ago · 514 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1162 days ago · 394 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1160 days ago · 513 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.1294 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1155 days ago · 573 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.1264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1153 days ago · 557 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1153 days ago · 594 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.4296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1151 days ago · 536 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1150 days ago · 539 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.3268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1150 days ago · 529 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.2282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1149 days ago · 528 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.0283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1147 days ago · 502 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.5265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1146 days ago · 493 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.5270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1143 days ago · 533 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.3241 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1141 days ago · 504 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1140 days ago · 546 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.9Fiji region · 1139 days ago · 412 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 1139 days ago · 602 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 1138 days ago · 541 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 4.5259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1134 days ago · 529 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 4.0283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1133 days ago · 516 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 1133 days ago · 597 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1188 days ago · 553 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1194 days ago · 553 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 1194 days ago · 524 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.4269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1199 days ago · 487 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.6255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1203 days ago · 481 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1204 days ago · 533 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 1207 days ago · 554 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1208 days ago · 562 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1211 days ago · 605 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1211 days ago · 559 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1213 days ago · 562 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1215 days ago · 570 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1216 days ago · 572 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kfha. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.