Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jan 22, 2025, 4:26 AM GMT+13 (15:26 UTC), 595 km (370 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 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
2025-01-21 15:26:44 UTC
Depth
594.8 km (369.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.326° S, 178.606° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
120

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 618 days ago · 615 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.4298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 616 days ago · 442 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 597 days ago · 585 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.2275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 595 days ago · 514 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.3264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 595 days ago · 398 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 594 days ago · 638 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 592 days ago · 537 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.3291 km W of Houma, Tonga · 589 days ago · 509 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 586 days ago · 577 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.2281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 585 days ago · 553 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 581 days ago · 543 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 578 days ago · 550 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 567 days ago · 561 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.5261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 566 days ago · 516 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 624 days ago · 612 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 624 days ago · 617 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 634 days ago · 575 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 637 days ago · 546 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 641 days ago · 540 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 641 days ago · 565 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 5.5277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 644 days ago · 543 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.9275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 648 days ago · 482 km deep · 82 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000plfj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.