Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Mar 15, 2024, 11:18 PM GMT+13 (10:18 UTC), 596 km (371 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-03-15 10:18:38 UTC
Depth
596.5 km (370.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.455° S, 178.613° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 10.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 932 days ago · 511 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 929 days ago · 546 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 928 days ago · 538 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 926 days ago · 560 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 922 days ago · 596 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 918 days ago · 566 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 917 days ago · 566 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.2282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 916 days ago · 557 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 915 days ago · 545 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.2271 km W of Houma, Tonga · 913 days ago · 473 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 910 days ago · 584 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 909 days ago · 532 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.4282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 908 days ago · 538 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 897 days ago · 600 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 896 days ago · 579 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 894 days ago · 603 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 894 days ago · 559 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 888 days ago · 574 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 879 days ago · 592 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 878 days ago · 587 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 876 days ago · 526 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 4.3261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 876 days ago · 542 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 4.1283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 876 days ago · 486 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 876 days ago · 532 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 4.4270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 872 days ago · 474 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 932 days ago · 585 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 936 days ago · 613 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 937 days ago · 561 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 937 days ago · 536 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 937 days ago · 597 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 938 days ago · 525 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 939 days ago · 532 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 940 days ago · 521 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 941 days ago · 620 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 941 days ago · 619 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 941 days ago · 601 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 942 days ago · 615 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.3287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 942 days ago · 530 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 943 days ago · 577 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 945 days ago · 546 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 945 days ago · 548 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 945 days ago · 542 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 5.8Fiji region · 945 days ago · 546 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 4.0260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 459 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 955 days ago · 516 km deep · 44 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mk1m. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC.