Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 11:43 PM GMT+13 (10:43 UTC), 543 km (337 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 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
2024-07-23 10:43:19 UTC
Depth
543.0 km (337.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.805° S, 178.629° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
45

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 799 days ago · 634 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 798 days ago · 495 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 792 days ago · 580 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 787 days ago · 559 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.5293 km W of Houma, Tonga · 787 days ago · 440 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 787 days ago · 565 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 786 days ago · 576 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 785 days ago · 603 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.1271 km W of Houma, Tonga · 783 days ago · 414 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 782 days ago · 560 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 780 days ago · 556 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 777 days ago · 610 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 5.3Fiji region · 777 days ago · 620 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 774 days ago · 535 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 773 days ago · 581 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 771 days ago · 575 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 770 days ago · 536 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 4.6Fiji region · 770 days ago · 564 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 4.1278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 770 days ago · 495 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.3277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 769 days ago · 488 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 5.0Fiji region · 769 days ago · 624 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 4.3283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 749 days ago · 521 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 748 days ago · 571 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 4.2262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 748 days ago · 530 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 747 days ago · 555 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 802 days ago · 601 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.0278 km W of Houma, Tonga · 804 days ago · 482 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.1251 km W of Houma, Tonga · 813 days ago · 457 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 815 days ago · 562 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 817 days ago · 432 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 818 days ago · 586 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 820 days ago · 547 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 820 days ago · 633 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 822 days ago · 619 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 823 days ago · 577 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 823 days ago · 539 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 824 days ago · 562 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 829 days ago · 563 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 830 days ago · 557 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nidi. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:32 AM UTC.