Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Feb 21, 2024, 2:21 AM GMT+12 (14:21 UTC), 603 km (375 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 239 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2024-02-20 14:21:23 UTC
Depth
603.2 km (374.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.571° S, 177.823° 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 15.7 km horizontally, 10.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 957 days ago · 555 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 948 days ago · 593 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 940 days ago · 588 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 940 days ago · 589 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 940 days ago · 671 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 5.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 940 days ago · 593 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 937 days ago · 628 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 937 days ago · 564 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.6285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 937 days ago · 576 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.0250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 935 days ago · 606 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.3246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 933 days ago · 595 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 932 days ago · 552 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.0291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 931 days ago · 600 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.0295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 929 days ago · 558 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 929 days ago · 610 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 924 days ago · 612 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 923 days ago · 562 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.0281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 919 days ago · 558 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 913 days ago · 568 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 910 days ago · 528 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 904 days ago · 583 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 904 days ago · 392 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 4.1274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 903 days ago · 583 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 4.1238 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 901 days ago · 452 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 4.0271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 899 days ago · 579 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 898 days ago · 567 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 959 days ago · 492 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.5266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 963 days ago · 528 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 967 days ago · 498 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 973 days ago · 625 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 979 days ago · 532 km deep · 39 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000m15b. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.