Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Aug 9, 2023, 4:42 PM GMT+12 (04:42 UTC), 582 km (362 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 251 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2023-08-09 04:42:53 UTC
Depth
582.4 km (361.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.943° S, 178.512° 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 15.4 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1152 days ago · 565 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.1254 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1150 days ago · 591 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.0202 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1149 days ago · 504 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.2192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1148 days ago · 531 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1148 days ago · 547 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.0227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1147 days ago · 557 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.0229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1147 days ago · 586 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1147 days ago · 563 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.3224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1146 days ago · 553 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.1225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1145 days ago · 561 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1144 days ago · 584 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.3228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1144 days ago · 551 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.3239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1141 days ago · 546 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1137 days ago · 574 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1131 days ago · 582 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1131 days ago · 433 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.4208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1129 days ago · 553 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.4267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1129 days ago · 519 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 4.3285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1126 days ago · 596 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 4.0203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1126 days ago · 543 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1123 days ago · 584 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1119 days ago · 513 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 4.2287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1116 days ago · 598 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.6223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1110 days ago · 565 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1106 days ago · 529 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1106 days ago · 613 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1102 days ago · 592 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1101 days ago · 452 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1100 days ago · 566 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 4.5228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1098 days ago · 546 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 4.3278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1097 days ago · 568 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 5.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1095 days ago · 548 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 4.3234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1095 days ago · 567 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 4.0212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1092 days ago · 550 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 4.0251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1155 days ago · 552 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1156 days ago · 572 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.9227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1157 days ago · 549 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 5.0233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1163 days ago · 599 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1164 days ago · 542 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.1257 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1164 days ago · 594 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.0197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1170 days ago · 520 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1175 days ago · 613 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1177 days ago · 554 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.2285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1179 days ago · 615 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.4292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1182 days ago · 538 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000knyn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:14 AM UTC.