Fiji earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Nov 9, 2005, 3:26 AM GMT+13 (14:26 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

Nuku‘alofa forecastMore in Fiji

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-11-08 14:26:17 UTC
Depth
600.0 km (372.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.907° S, 178.664° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000e3s3. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7631 days ago · 500 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 7631 days ago · 527 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 7630 days ago · 580 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 7628 days ago · 581 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 7628 days ago · 586 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 7624 days ago · 551 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 7623 days ago · 593 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.8Fiji region · 7619 days ago · 572 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 7615 days ago · 609 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 5.5Fiji region · 7613 days ago · 645 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 7609 days ago · 586 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.8Fiji region · 7609 days ago · 533 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 7609 days ago · 571 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 7604 days ago · 523 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.3Fiji region · 7604 days ago · 531 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 7597 days ago · 532 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 7584 days ago · 598 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 7583 days ago · 703 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 7582 days ago · 553 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 4.6Fiji region · 7582 days ago · 558 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 3.9Fiji region · 7581 days ago · 517 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 5.4Fiji region · 7581 days ago · 620 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 7580 days ago · 677 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 7576 days ago · 608 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 7639 days ago · 486 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.3290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7640 days ago · 473 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 7642 days ago · 597 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 7644 days ago · 573 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 7646 days ago · 550 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.6298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7654 days ago · 512 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 7655 days ago · 549 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 7659 days ago · 539 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.9Fiji region · 7660 days ago · 500 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 7665 days ago · 535 km deep · 84 km away

Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e3s3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.