Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 6:37 AM GMT+13 (17:37 UTC), 478 km (297 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 293 km WNW 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
2025-10-17 17:37:34 UTC
Depth
477.9 km (297.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.885° S, 178.054° 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 12.1 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
129

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 351 days ago · 487 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 350 days ago · 408 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.4297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 348 days ago · 532 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.7293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 345 days ago · 530 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.1296 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 338 days ago · 623 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 337 days ago · 551 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 334 days ago · 559 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 330 days ago · 540 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.3274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 326 days ago · 521 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 324 days ago · 526 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 315 days ago · 572 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.2268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 313 days ago · 486 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 313 days ago · 569 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.0299 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 312 days ago · 420 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 312 days ago · 596 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 4.2295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 310 days ago · 522 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 310 days ago · 415 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 4.4280 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 308 days ago · 544 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 4.2260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 306 days ago · 529 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 305 days ago · 560 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 4.2275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 305 days ago · 531 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 299 days ago · 523 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 4.4284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 296 days ago · 515 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 294 days ago · 586 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.4276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 353 days ago · 524 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 354 days ago · 570 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.2252 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 363 days ago · 549 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.2264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 365 days ago · 467 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.3285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 378 days ago · 521 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.2259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 381 days ago · 534 km deep · 82 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rhxh. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC.