Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Mar 22, 2024, 11:37 AM GMT+13 (22:37 UTC), 513 km (319 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
2024-03-21 22:37:00 UTC
Depth
513.4 km (319.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.458° S, 178.875° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
40

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. 4.8Fiji region · 914 days ago · 545 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 904 days ago · 458 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 904 days ago · 586 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 896 days ago · 600 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 895 days ago · 579 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 893 days ago · 559 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 889 days ago · 604 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 877 days ago · 587 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 875 days ago · 532 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 874 days ago · 572 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 873 days ago · 609 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 872 days ago · 624 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 5.0Fiji region · 869 days ago · 578 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 865 days ago · 610 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 925 days ago · 560 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 927 days ago · 538 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 931 days ago · 585 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 935 days ago · 613 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 936 days ago · 561 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 940 days ago · 619 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 940 days ago · 529 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 941 days ago · 615 km deep · 58 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mkcs. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:37 AM UTC.