Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Mar 31, 2026, 11:08 AM GMT+13 (22:08 UTC), 546 km (339 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
2026-03-30 22:08:57 UTC
Depth
545.7 km (339.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.383° S, 178.229° 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 15.9 km horizontally, 11.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
174°
Stations used
27

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5291 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 188 days ago · 520 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.7289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 187 days ago · 548 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.6247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 186 days ago · 544 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 181 days ago · 534 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 179 days ago · 567 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 178 days ago · 531 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.0272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 173 days ago · 550 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.6289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 172 days ago · 546 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.0281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 171 days ago · 509 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 163 days ago · 550 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.1266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 160 days ago · 533 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.5293 km W of Houma, Tonga · 156 days ago · 504 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.4267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 152 days ago · 478 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 148 days ago · 535 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 143 days ago · 597 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 138 days ago · 594 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 134 days ago · 602 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 130 days ago · 557 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 193 days ago · 617 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 196 days ago · 517 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.3287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 198 days ago · 515 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 199 days ago · 575 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.4285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 200 days ago · 498 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 200 days ago · 590 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.1281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 200 days ago · 553 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 202 days ago · 572 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.2282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 202 days ago · 541 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 204 days ago · 518 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 209 days ago · 529 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.7259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 209 days ago · 552 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000s8y6. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:27 AM UTC.