Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Oct 16, 2025, 12:16 PM GMT+13 (23:16 UTC), 570 km (354 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 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
2025-10-15 23:16:42 UTC
Depth
570.3 km (354.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.256° S, 177.630° 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 21.6 km horizontally, 13.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
208°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 351 days ago · 478 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 348 days ago · 408 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 333 days ago · 559 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 331 days ago · 572 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 5.6Fiji region · 329 days ago · 496 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 328 days ago · 624 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 314 days ago · 572 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 313 days ago · 622 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 313 days ago · 620 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 313 days ago · 472 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 311 days ago · 569 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 4.0299 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 311 days ago · 420 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 309 days ago · 415 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.4280 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 306 days ago · 544 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.2275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 303 days ago · 531 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.9290 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 364 days ago · 530 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 373 days ago · 505 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 377 days ago · 569 km deep · 25 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rlqw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC.