Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Feb 13, 2025, 1:07 PM GMT+13 (00:07 UTC), 573 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 south of the Fiji Islands. 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
2025-02-13 00:07:57 UTC
Depth
572.7 km (355.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.557° S, 178.823° 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 17.4 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
180°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 596 days ago · 585 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 594 days ago · 612 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 593 days ago · 638 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 589 days ago · 553 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 585 days ago · 607 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 583 days ago · 631 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 580 days ago · 543 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 580 days ago · 591 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 577 days ago · 561 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 567 days ago · 508 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 566 days ago · 561 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 565 days ago · 599 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 551 days ago · 583 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 549 days ago · 550 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 548 days ago · 610 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 547 days ago · 591 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 545 days ago · 586 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 543 days ago · 579 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 543 days ago · 630 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 600 days ago · 602 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 607 days ago · 622 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 617 days ago · 615 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 623 days ago · 612 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 623 days ago · 617 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pf14. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.