Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jul 24, 2024, 2:04 AM GMT+13 (13:04 UTC), 550 km (342 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
2024-07-23 13:04:32 UTC
Depth
549.7 km (341.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.130° S, 177.577° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
76

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 797 days ago · 552 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 796 days ago · 562 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 794 days ago · 565 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.2296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 792 days ago · 479 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 791 days ago · 552 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 790 days ago · 540 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 782 days ago · 577 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 779 days ago · 558 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 775 days ago · 612 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.9Fiji region · 771 days ago · 358 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.4288 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 768 days ago · 549 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 766 days ago · 568 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.1297 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 763 days ago · 457 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 761 days ago · 570 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 755 days ago · 570 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 742 days ago · 628 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 741 days ago · 568 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 802 days ago · 571 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.4298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 802 days ago · 641 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 803 days ago · 604 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 809 days ago · 612 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 813 days ago · 552 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.2275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 815 days ago · 464 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 815 days ago · 602 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 821 days ago · 497 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 827 days ago · 553 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 827 days ago · 563 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.2291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 828 days ago · 642 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 828 days ago · 527 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.4290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 830 days ago · 578 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nidl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.