Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Dec 1, 2023, 5:54 PM GMT+13 (04:54 UTC), 555 km (345 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 04:54:18 UTC
Depth
555.4 km (345.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.159° S, 177.644° 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, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1032 days ago · 565 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.4266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1031 days ago · 369 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1026 days ago · 342 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1025 days ago · 396 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 1023 days ago · 595 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1023 days ago · 564 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1022 days ago · 496 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1021 days ago · 582 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.2285 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1011 days ago · 339 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.0273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1009 days ago · 495 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 1001 days ago · 558 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1001 days ago · 566 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.2293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 996 days ago · 530 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.8291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 995 days ago · 499 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.2262 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 983 days ago · 404 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.1284 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 549 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 976 days ago · 532 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1036 days ago · 613 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1036 days ago · 634 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 1037 days ago · 609 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1062 days ago · 556 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1062 days ago · 545 km deep · 18 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lgpf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:57 AM UTC.