Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Aug 7, 2024, 1:13 PM GMT+13 (00:13 UTC), 559 km (347 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 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
2024-08-07 00:13:04 UTC
Depth
558.6 km (347.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.333° S, 178.642° 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 15.9 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
31

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5293 km W of Houma, Tonga · 787 days ago · 440 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 786 days ago · 565 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 786 days ago · 400 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 786 days ago · 576 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 785 days ago · 603 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 784 days ago · 581 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 5.6Fiji region · 784 days ago · 587 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.1271 km W of Houma, Tonga · 783 days ago · 414 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 782 days ago · 560 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 5.3Fiji region · 776 days ago · 620 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 773 days ago · 535 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 773 days ago · 581 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 5.0Fiji region · 769 days ago · 624 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 769 days ago · 577 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 759 days ago · 548 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 751 days ago · 602 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 748 days ago · 571 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 4.9Fiji region · 740 days ago · 543 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 740 days ago · 571 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 4.0Fiji region · 734 days ago · 621 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 730 days ago · 622 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 730 days ago · 487 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 4.2287 km W of Houma, Tonga · 729 days ago · 481 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 727 days ago · 648 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 792 days ago · 580 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 798 days ago · 634 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 801 days ago · 543 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 801 days ago · 601 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.0278 km W of Houma, Tonga · 803 days ago · 482 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 810 days ago · 591 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 814 days ago · 562 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nn8j. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC.