Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jul 13, 2025, 10:15 AM GMT+13 (21:15 UTC), 595 km (370 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

Nuku‘alofa forecastMore in Fiji

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-07-12 21:15:28 UTC
Depth
594.7 km (369.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.943° S, 178.745° 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 16.3 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 443 days ago · 562 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 443 days ago · 599 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 443 days ago · 639 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 435 days ago · 595 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 428 days ago · 566 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 427 days ago · 600 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 425 days ago · 555 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 424 days ago · 559 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 409 days ago · 601 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 396 days ago · 548 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 396 days ago · 554 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 393 days ago · 613 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 389 days ago · 591 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 449 days ago · 576 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 452 days ago · 550 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 454 days ago · 583 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 463 days ago · 622 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 463 days ago · 607 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 463 days ago · 625 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 465 days ago · 589 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 466 days ago · 583 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 4.9Fiji region · 472 days ago · 618 km deep · 60 km away

Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000qcbp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.