Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Sep 15, 2024, 5:30 AM GMT+13 (16:30 UTC), 571 km (355 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 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
2024-09-14 16:30:25 UTC
Depth
571.5 km (355.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.934° S, 178.700° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 747 days ago · 555 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 740 days ago · 543 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 740 days ago · 571 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.0273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 739 days ago · 477 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 735 days ago · 621 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 731 days ago · 543 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 730 days ago · 622 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.2287 km W of Houma, Tonga · 729 days ago · 481 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 728 days ago · 648 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 724 days ago · 538 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 714 days ago · 606 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 713 days ago · 616 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 703 days ago · 570 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 701 days ago · 590 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 699 days ago · 574 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 696 days ago · 584 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 5.2Fiji region · 696 days ago · 588 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 694 days ago · 591 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 5.0Fiji region · 692 days ago · 583 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 691 days ago · 543 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.3283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 750 days ago · 521 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 751 days ago · 602 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 760 days ago · 548 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 5.0Fiji region · 769 days ago · 624 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.3277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 770 days ago · 488 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.1278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 770 days ago · 495 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 770 days ago · 564 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 770 days ago · 536 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 774 days ago · 581 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 774 days ago · 535 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 5.3Fiji region · 777 days ago · 620 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 777 days ago · 610 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nz0d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.