Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jul 21, 2025, 11:20 AM GMT+12 (23:20 UTC), 619 km (384 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
2025-07-20 23:20:54 UTC
Depth
618.6 km (384.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.535° S, 177.832° W
Region
Fiji
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 13.0 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 439 days ago · 608 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 437 days ago · 568 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 436 days ago · 590 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 435 days ago · 611 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 435 days ago · 621 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 431 days ago · 635 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.2292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 424 days ago · 543 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.4238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 423 days ago · 594 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 422 days ago · 597 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 416 days ago · 393 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 415 days ago · 609 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 5.4Fiji region · 405 days ago · 352 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.1267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 403 days ago · 583 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 401 days ago · 558 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 397 days ago · 420 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.4262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 396 days ago · 539 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.7299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 383 days ago · 629 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 382 days ago · 586 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 442 days ago · 597 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.8236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 445 days ago · 630 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.4295 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 445 days ago · 336 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 450 days ago · 568 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.3237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 451 days ago · 584 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 455 days ago · 575 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 457 days ago · 583 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.2270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 459 days ago · 559 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.0287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 461 days ago · 628 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 462 days ago · 600 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.0224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 462 days ago · 612 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 463 days ago · 594 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 5.0262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 466 days ago · 558 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.5246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 468 days ago · 606 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.2247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 469 days ago · 548 km deep · 70 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000qe5c. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC.