Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Nov 26, 2014, 10:56 AM GMT-12 (22:56 UTC), 601 km (374 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
2014-11-26 22:56:59 UTC
Depth
601.5 km (373.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.669° S, 179.037° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 13.2 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
27

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 4328 days ago · 583 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4325 days ago · 427 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 4320 days ago · 584 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 4316 days ago · 596 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4314 days ago · 609 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 5.0Fiji region · 4314 days ago · 603 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 4314 days ago · 608 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 4314 days ago · 624 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 4310 days ago · 617 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.9Fiji region · 4307 days ago · 581 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 4305 days ago · 614 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 4291 days ago · 556 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 4290 days ago · 609 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 4286 days ago · 596 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 4284 days ago · 544 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 4283 days ago · 555 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 4280 days ago · 576 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 4276 days ago · 604 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 4272 days ago · 567 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 4270 days ago · 601 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 4330 days ago · 586 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 4333 days ago · 570 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4333 days ago · 626 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 4339 days ago · 612 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4340 days ago · 623 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 4341 days ago · 589 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 4343 days ago · 558 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 4346 days ago · 531 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 4347 days ago · 533 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 5.1Fiji region · 4348 days ago · 611 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 4348 days ago · 539 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 4353 days ago · 620 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 4355 days ago · 612 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 4355 days ago · 442 km deep · 86 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000t589. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:29 AM UTC.