Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Dec 1, 2023, 4:04 PM GMT+13 (03:04 UTC), 613 km (381 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
2023-12-01 03:04:39 UTC
Depth
612.8 km (380.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.834° S, 177.704° 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 9.5 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1037 days ago · 555 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.4259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1037 days ago · 495 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1033 days ago · 565 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1027 days ago · 342 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1026 days ago · 396 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1026 days ago · 577 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 1024 days ago · 595 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1024 days ago · 564 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1022 days ago · 582 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1019 days ago · 576 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.2285 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1012 days ago · 339 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.6299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1002 days ago · 580 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1002 days ago · 558 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1002 days ago · 566 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.8291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 996 days ago · 499 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 995 days ago · 618 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.1284 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 980 days ago · 549 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 977 days ago · 532 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1037 days ago · 634 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1039 days ago · 609 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1039 days ago · 566 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.5287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1056 days ago · 567 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.1288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1058 days ago · 606 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1063 days ago · 556 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1064 days ago · 545 km deep · 55 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lgpb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:05 AM UTC.