Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Aug 19, 2024, 5:20 PM GMT+13 (04:20 UTC), 612 km (380 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
2024-08-19 04:20:40 UTC
Depth
611.9 km (380.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.794° S, 177.803° 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 19.6 km horizontally, 13.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 771 days ago · 358 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 766 days ago · 568 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.2252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 764 days ago · 508 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.1297 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 763 days ago · 457 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 761 days ago · 570 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.6274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 760 days ago · 531 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 758 days ago · 610 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 755 days ago · 598 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 755 days ago · 570 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 749 days ago · 618 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 742 days ago · 628 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 741 days ago · 510 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.2292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 740 days ago · 489 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.1255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 739 days ago · 554 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.1279 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 736 days ago · 470 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 735 days ago · 630 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 735 days ago · 556 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 728 days ago · 507 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 727 days ago · 375 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 724 days ago · 435 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 4.5281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 722 days ago · 611 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 4.2291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 718 days ago · 633 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 716 days ago · 629 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 782 days ago · 577 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 790 days ago · 540 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 791 days ago · 552 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 794 days ago · 565 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.0281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 794 days ago · 562 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.3262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 794 days ago · 464 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 795 days ago · 562 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.1254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 796 days ago · 555 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 797 days ago · 552 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 800 days ago · 507 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 801 days ago · 550 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 802 days ago · 571 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 4.4298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 802 days ago · 641 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 803 days ago · 604 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nd92. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:16 PM UTC.