Fiji earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Nov 13, 2008, 7:09 PM GMT+13 (06:09 UTC), 585 km (363 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-11-13 06:09:14 UTC
Depth
584.7 km (363.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.317° S, 177.618° 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 usp000gnk7. 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
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 6526 days ago · 583 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 6526 days ago · 623 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.0284 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 6522 days ago · 275 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.8Fiji region · 6521 days ago · 566 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 6520 days ago · 578 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 6.0Fiji region · 6516 days ago · 386 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 6511 days ago · 610 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.5253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6509 days ago · 572 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 6508 days ago · 581 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.8Fiji region · 6508 days ago · 405 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.8265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6502 days ago · 384 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.8Fiji region · 6499 days ago · 517 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 6499 days ago · 603 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 6499 days ago · 381 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 6495 days ago · 605 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 6493 days ago · 551 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 6538 days ago · 591 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.9Fiji region · 6538 days ago · 586 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 6540 days ago · 585 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.6Fiji region · 6541 days ago · 581 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.4Fiji region · 6543 days ago · 584 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 6546 days ago · 582 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 6546 days ago · 579 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 6550 days ago · 506 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.8Fiji region · 6552 days ago · 567 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.6257 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 6559 days ago · 480 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gnk7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC.