Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Mar 26, 2026, 2:55 PM GMT+13 (01:55 UTC), 617 km (383 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2026-03-26 01:55:46 UTC
Depth
616.9 km (383.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.735° S, 178.163° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
32

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 188 days ago · 546 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.5291 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 187 days ago · 520 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.7289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 187 days ago · 548 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.6247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 186 days ago · 544 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 180 days ago · 534 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 180 days ago · 568 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 178 days ago · 531 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.0272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 173 days ago · 550 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.6289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 172 days ago · 546 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.0281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 171 days ago · 509 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.3283 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 163 days ago · 636 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 163 days ago · 550 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.1266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 160 days ago · 533 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 155 days ago · 578 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.4267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 151 days ago · 478 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 147 days ago · 535 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 143 days ago · 597 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 136 days ago · 567 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 134 days ago · 581 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 194 days ago · 571 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.3287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 197 days ago · 515 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.1281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 200 days ago · 553 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 200 days ago · 572 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.2293 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 201 days ago · 543 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.2282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 202 days ago · 541 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 209 days ago · 529 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.7259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 209 days ago · 552 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.3294 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 211 days ago · 570 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.3268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 218 days ago · 539 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.1294 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 219 days ago · 561 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.1293 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 220 days ago · 567 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.1290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 220 days ago · 508 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.1291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 221 days ago · 607 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sm46. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC.