Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Apr 16, 2025, 5:31 PM GMT+13 (04:31 UTC), 584 km (363 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 277 km NW of Houma, Tonga. 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
2025-04-16 04:31:31 UTC
Depth
584.3 km (363.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.185° S, 177.675° 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 14.1 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
70

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 532 days ago · 565 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 532 days ago · 619 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.4277 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 531 days ago · 377 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 521 days ago · 609 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 520 days ago · 362 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 511 days ago · 637 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.1293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 506 days ago · 597 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.4296 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 498 days ago · 627 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 495 days ago · 572 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.4268 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 493 days ago · 361 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 488 days ago · 558 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.1283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 487 days ago · 401 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.4291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 484 days ago · 492 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.1295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 482 days ago · 554 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.3261 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 475 days ago · 338 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 536 days ago · 479 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.0246 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 536 days ago · 550 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.2271 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 538 days ago · 606 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.3274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 539 days ago · 545 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.2296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 539 days ago · 575 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 549 days ago · 629 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.4273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 551 days ago · 501 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 556 days ago · 566 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 557 days ago · 565 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 557 days ago · 614 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 561 days ago · 531 km deep · 18 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000q6df. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.