Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Apr 26, 2024, 5:58 AM GMT-12 (17:58 UTC), 604 km (375 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 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
2024-04-26 17:58:57 UTC
Depth
604.2 km (375.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.634° S, 179.180° 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 14.7 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
50

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 875 days ago · 585 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 875 days ago · 532 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 874 days ago · 572 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 873 days ago · 563 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 873 days ago · 609 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 872 days ago · 624 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 865 days ago · 610 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 859 days ago · 571 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 857 days ago · 586 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 854 days ago · 604 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 850 days ago · 568 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 849 days ago · 611 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 843 days ago · 587 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.8Fiji region · 843 days ago · 583 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 842 days ago · 579 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.8Fiji region · 838 days ago · 568 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 5.1Fiji region · 830 days ago · 591 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 829 days ago · 587 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 896 days ago · 600 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 904 days ago · 586 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 904 days ago · 458 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 914 days ago · 545 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mw2c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.