Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Apr 30, 2025, 9:44 AM GMT+13 (20:44 UTC), 609 km (379 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 262 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2025-04-29 20:44:20 UTC
Depth
609.3 km (378.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.688° S, 177.833° 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 15.9 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 522 days ago · 362 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 515 days ago · 634 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 514 days ago · 637 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.2299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 513 days ago · 667 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.2257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 513 days ago · 518 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.4296 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 500 days ago · 627 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 497 days ago · 572 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 494 days ago · 578 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 491 days ago · 626 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 490 days ago · 558 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.4291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 487 days ago · 492 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.0245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 483 days ago · 598 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.2261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 479 days ago · 599 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 475 days ago · 559 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 475 days ago · 559 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 475 days ago · 591 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 4.4242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 472 days ago · 596 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 4.2247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 471 days ago · 548 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.5246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 470 days ago · 606 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 5.0262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 468 days ago · 558 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 465 days ago · 594 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 464 days ago · 600 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 532 days ago · 547 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 534 days ago · 619 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 535 days ago · 565 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 535 days ago · 628 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.2246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 536 days ago · 591 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 537 days ago · 584 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 540 days ago · 588 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.2271 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 540 days ago · 606 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.2296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 541 days ago · 575 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 552 days ago · 580 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 552 days ago · 629 km deep · 21 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pzdv. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.