Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Oct 9, 2024, 4:00 PM GMT+13 (03:00 UTC), 435 km (270 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
2024-10-09 03:00:42 UTC
Depth
435.3 km (270.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.650° S, 177.725° 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 18.2 km horizontally, 11.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 717 days ago · 579 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 5.4Fiji region · 716 days ago · 626 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 715 days ago · 557 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 712 days ago · 568 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 708 days ago · 393 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.9239 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 704 days ago · 331 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 702 days ago · 504 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.5247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 698 days ago · 502 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 697 days ago · 539 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.4265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 694 days ago · 502 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.9266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 690 days ago · 418 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 686 days ago · 536 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.8262 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 681 days ago · 330 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.1298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 678 days ago · 551 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 4.4296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 673 days ago · 537 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.2274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 671 days ago · 550 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 4.4290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 668 days ago · 585 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 667 days ago · 609 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.0276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 730 days ago · 513 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.0262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 738 days ago · 526 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.0271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 739 days ago · 514 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 741 days ago · 554 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 742 days ago · 568 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 743 days ago · 598 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 747 days ago · 555 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 748 days ago · 488 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.2262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 748 days ago · 530 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.3283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 750 days ago · 521 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.4285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 753 days ago · 547 km deep · 51 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nnud. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.