Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jan 6, 2024, 9:02 AM GMT+13 (20:02 UTC), 566 km (352 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 291 km ESE 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
2024-01-05 20:02:30 UTC
Depth
566.4 km (351.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.960° S, 177.677° 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 16.1 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 995 days ago · 499 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 994 days ago · 618 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.2262 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 984 days ago · 404 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.1284 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 549 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 977 days ago · 532 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 971 days ago · 625 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 965 days ago · 498 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.5290 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 961 days ago · 565 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 955 days ago · 603 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.1279 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 955 days ago · 539 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.0294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 954 days ago · 555 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 945 days ago · 537 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.2272 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 944 days ago · 528 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.0293 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 563 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1002 days ago · 558 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.2285 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1012 days ago · 339 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1021 days ago · 582 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1023 days ago · 564 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 1023 days ago · 595 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1025 days ago · 577 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1026 days ago · 396 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1027 days ago · 342 km deep · 32 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m3yc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.