Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 5:23 AM GMT+13 (16:23 UTC), 604 km (375 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
2024-07-21 16:23:06 UTC
Depth
603.5 km (375.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.363° S, 177.668° 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 19.3 km horizontally, 21.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 803 days ago · 571 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 802 days ago · 550 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.6276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 801 days ago · 537 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 797 days ago · 552 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.5265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 795 days ago · 492 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 795 days ago · 565 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.2296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 793 days ago · 479 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 792 days ago · 552 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 791 days ago · 540 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 788 days ago · 626 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 783 days ago · 577 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 780 days ago · 558 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 776 days ago · 612 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.9Fiji region · 772 days ago · 358 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 771 days ago · 575 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.4288 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 769 days ago · 549 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.1297 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 764 days ago · 457 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 762 days ago · 570 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 4.1287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 760 days ago · 548 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 4.1270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 760 days ago · 519 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 4.1281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 757 days ago · 484 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 756 days ago · 570 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 4.4285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 753 days ago · 547 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 748 days ago · 488 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.2254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 808 days ago · 484 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 810 days ago · 612 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 822 days ago · 497 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 827 days ago · 553 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 828 days ago · 563 km deep · 22 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nhl8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC.