Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Nov 5, 2008, 8:10 PM GMT+13 (07:10 UTC), 585 km (363 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 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
2008-11-05 07:10:30 UTC
Depth
584.5 km (363.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.701° S, 177.713° 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 usp000gn00. 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.

Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9Fiji region · 6538 days ago · 586 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 6538 days ago · 591 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.9Fiji region · 6532 days ago · 585 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.8Fiji region · 6521 days ago · 566 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 6520 days ago · 578 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.2269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6514 days ago · 519 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 6511 days ago · 610 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.4243 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6510 days ago · 517 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.5253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6509 days ago · 572 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 6508 days ago · 581 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.8Fiji region · 6508 days ago · 405 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.7Fiji region · 6507 days ago · 567 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6503 days ago · 535 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 6502 days ago · 490 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.8265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6502 days ago · 384 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 3.8Fiji region · 6499 days ago · 517 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 6498 days ago · 555 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 6495 days ago · 605 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 4.1253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6495 days ago · 500 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.7285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6494 days ago · 551 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 6493 days ago · 551 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 3.8283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6491 days ago · 568 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 4.5285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6488 days ago · 534 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 6487 days ago · 532 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 3.8261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6487 days ago · 562 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 3.7Fiji region · 6484 days ago · 607 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.6Fiji region · 6541 days ago · 581 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.4Fiji region · 6543 days ago · 584 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6544 days ago · 523 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 6546 days ago · 582 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 6546 days ago · 579 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 6549 days ago · 506 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 4.7279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6558 days ago · 520 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 6564 days ago · 585 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 5.3Fiji region · 6564 days ago · 580 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 6570 days ago · 477 km deep · 34 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gn00. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.