Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Nov 19, 2008, 10:17 PM GMT+13 (09:17 UTC), 583 km (362 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 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
2008-11-19 09:17:09 UTC
Depth
582.8 km (362.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.634° S, 177.674° 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 usp000gp1g. 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
128°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 6526 days ago · 623 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6524 days ago · 637 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6523 days ago · 507 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.0284 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 6522 days ago · 275 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.8Fiji region · 6521 days ago · 566 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 6520 days ago · 578 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 6.0Fiji region · 6516 days ago · 386 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 6508 days ago · 581 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.8Fiji region · 6508 days ago · 405 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.4296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6503 days ago · 610 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 6499 days ago · 603 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 6498 days ago · 381 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 6495 days ago · 605 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 6493 days ago · 551 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 3.2275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6492 days ago · 400 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.0239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6488 days ago · 500 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 6467 days ago · 620 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 3.9Fiji region · 6532 days ago · 585 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 6538 days ago · 591 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.9Fiji region · 6538 days ago · 586 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.5276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6540 days ago · 587 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.6Fiji region · 6541 days ago · 581 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.4Fiji region · 6543 days ago · 584 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 6543 days ago · 643 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 6546 days ago · 582 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 6546 days ago · 579 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.8Fiji region · 6552 days ago · 567 km deep · 27 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gp1g. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.