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Earthquake · 20 Oct 2026

M4.2 earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands

Event
Earthquake
Magnitude
M4.2 (Light)
Severity
Moderate
Time
(14 days ago)
Location
south of the Fiji Islands
Country
Open ocean / not assigned
Coordinates
-25.991°, -178.941°
Source
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
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Location of this event (ringed) with other events within about 333 km. Approximate position.

What this means

This was a light earthquake of magnitude 4.2. Usually causes noticeable shaking and rattling of indoor objects, but significant damage is unlikely.

Magnitude measures the energy released at the source. How strongly the ground shook at any particular place depends on distance from the epicenter, the depth of the quake, local geology and building construction, so the same magnitude can be harmless in one place and damaging in another. First magnitudes are preliminary and are often revised by a few tenths as more stations report.

Other events within 300 km (±14 days)

Smaller earthquakes close in time and space to a larger one are often aftershocks or foreshocks, though GlobalRisk does not classify them.

Source and attribution

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. View the original report ↗

GlobalRisk republishes only basic facts (type, time, location, magnitude or alert level) and links to the original report. Details may be revised by the source after this page was generated on 3 Nov 2026, 06:58 UTC.

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