Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Apr 19, 2024, 8:53 PM GMT+13 (07:53 UTC), 600 km (373 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
2024-04-19 07:53:25 UTC
Depth
600.4 km (373.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.811° S, 178.835° 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 19.5 km horizontally, 11.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 895 days ago · 579 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 893 days ago · 603 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 893 days ago · 559 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 889 days ago · 604 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 877 days ago · 587 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 875 days ago · 526 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 875 days ago · 532 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 874 days ago · 572 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 873 days ago · 609 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 872 days ago · 624 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 5.0Fiji region · 869 days ago · 578 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 867 days ago · 517 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 865 days ago · 610 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 860 days ago · 538 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 858 days ago · 556 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 856 days ago · 585 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.3297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 855 days ago · 550 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 854 days ago · 604 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 854 days ago · 554 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 852 days ago · 529 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 850 days ago · 591 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 849 days ago · 611 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 4.6Fiji region · 846 days ago · 543 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 908 days ago · 532 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 909 days ago · 584 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.2271 km W of Houma, Tonga · 912 days ago · 473 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 914 days ago · 545 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 916 days ago · 566 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 917 days ago · 566 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 922 days ago · 596 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 925 days ago · 513 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 925 days ago · 560 km deep · 23 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mtz9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.