Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Mar 7, 2024, 5:39 AM GMT+13 (16:39 UTC), 619 km (385 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
2024-03-06 16:39:45 UTC
Depth
619.4 km (384.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.034° S, 178.859° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
36

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 940 days ago · 620 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 939 days ago · 521 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 938 days ago · 532 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 936 days ago · 561 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 935 days ago · 613 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 931 days ago · 585 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 931 days ago · 596 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 928 days ago · 546 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 927 days ago · 538 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 925 days ago · 560 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 924 days ago · 513 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 917 days ago · 566 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 916 days ago · 566 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.8Fiji region · 914 days ago · 545 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 908 days ago · 532 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 904 days ago · 458 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.9Fiji region · 904 days ago · 586 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 896 days ago · 600 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 895 days ago · 579 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 893 days ago · 603 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 4.6Fiji region · 893 days ago · 559 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 889 days ago · 604 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 940 days ago · 529 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 940 days ago · 601 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 941 days ago · 615 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 944 days ago · 546 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 944 days ago · 548 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 944 days ago · 542 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 5.8Fiji region · 944 days ago · 546 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 958 days ago · 592 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 960 days ago · 586 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 963 days ago · 564 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 964 days ago · 542 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 966 days ago · 601 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000migl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.