Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Apr 7, 2026, 6:45 PM GMT+13 (05:45 UTC), 534 km (332 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
2026-04-07 05:45:04 UTC
Depth
533.5 km (331.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.205° S, 178.137° 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 15.1 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
48

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 178 days ago · 567 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 178 days ago · 531 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.0272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 173 days ago · 550 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.6289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 172 days ago · 546 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.0281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 171 days ago · 509 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 163 days ago · 550 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.1266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 160 days ago · 533 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.5293 km W of Houma, Tonga · 156 days ago · 504 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.4267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 151 days ago · 478 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 148 days ago · 535 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 143 days ago · 597 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 137 days ago · 594 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 134 days ago · 581 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 134 days ago · 602 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 129 days ago · 557 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.6290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 126 days ago · 566 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.9282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 125 days ago · 545 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.2299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 122 days ago · 531 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 122 days ago · 589 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.6247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 186 days ago · 544 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.7289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 187 days ago · 548 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.5291 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 187 days ago · 520 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 188 days ago · 546 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 193 days ago · 617 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 196 days ago · 517 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.3287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 197 days ago · 515 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.8Fiji region · 198 days ago · 575 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.4285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 199 days ago · 498 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 200 days ago · 590 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.1281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 200 days ago · 553 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.2293 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 202 days ago · 543 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.2282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 202 days ago · 541 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 204 days ago · 518 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 209 days ago · 529 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.7259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 209 days ago · 552 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sn66. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.