Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jun 28, 2024, 11:49 AM GMT+13 (22:49 UTC), 563 km (350 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
2024-06-27 22:49:25 UTC
Depth
563.3 km (350.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.553° S, 177.627° 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 15.2 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 826 days ago · 553 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 821 days ago · 497 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 809 days ago · 612 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.2254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 807 days ago · 484 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 803 days ago · 604 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 801 days ago · 571 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 801 days ago · 550 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.6276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 799 days ago · 537 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 796 days ago · 552 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.5265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 794 days ago · 492 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 794 days ago · 565 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.2296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 792 days ago · 479 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 791 days ago · 552 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 790 days ago · 540 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 786 days ago · 626 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 782 days ago · 577 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 779 days ago · 558 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 4.5261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 778 days ago · 501 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 774 days ago · 612 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 4.9Fiji region · 771 days ago · 358 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 770 days ago · 575 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 4.4288 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 768 days ago · 549 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 829 days ago · 557 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.7261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 838 days ago · 486 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 844 days ago · 573 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 844 days ago · 581 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.1249 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 844 days ago · 506 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 846 days ago · 403 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 846 days ago · 559 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.3250 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 849 days ago · 508 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 851 days ago · 607 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.4270 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 854 days ago · 333 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.3295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 855 days ago · 580 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.6237 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 856 days ago · 282 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mx33. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.