Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Apr 29, 2026, 12:03 PM GMT+13 (23:03 UTC), 391 km (243 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 284 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
2026-04-28 23:03:16 UTC
Depth
390.8 km (242.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.757° S, 177.693° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 158 days ago · 587 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 158 days ago · 566 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 155 days ago · 578 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.1277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 155 days ago · 550 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 150 days ago · 579 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.5286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 150 days ago · 576 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.0283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 150 days ago · 640 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.3278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 144 days ago · 570 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 138 days ago · 574 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.2249 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 136 days ago · 518 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 136 days ago · 567 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 134 days ago · 581 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.2255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 133 days ago · 586 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 126 days ago · 584 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 125 days ago · 564 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 121 days ago · 609 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 113 days ago · 559 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 4.3281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 111 days ago · 587 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 102 days ago · 570 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 100 days ago · 633 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 5.2Fiji region · 159 days ago · 363 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.3283 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 162 days ago · 636 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 164 days ago · 378 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 174 days ago · 619 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 175 days ago · 625 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 179 days ago · 568 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.3246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 184 days ago · 583 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.1262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 186 days ago · 493 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000svqf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.