Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Nov 28, 2014, 2:07 PM GMT+13 (01:07 UTC), 563 km (350 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2014-11-28 01:07:08 UTC
Depth
562.9 km (349.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.047° S, 177.731° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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 18.9 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
141°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4321 days ago · 610 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4317 days ago · 483 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4317 days ago · 437 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4310 days ago · 588 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.0292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4306 days ago · 582 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4302 days ago · 534 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.9Fiji region · 4302 days ago · 468 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4298 days ago · 566 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4297 days ago · 595 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 589 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 4296 days ago · 382 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 635 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 4284 days ago · 574 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4284 days ago · 574 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 4281 days ago · 624 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 4280 days ago · 576 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 4279 days ago · 451 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 4.9Fiji region · 4277 days ago · 591 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.4274 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4331 days ago · 546 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 4334 days ago · 553 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4335 days ago · 533 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.2272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4340 days ago · 571 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4344 days ago · 596 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4344 days ago · 584 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.2297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4349 days ago · 590 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4350 days ago · 697 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.7299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4353 days ago · 436 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 4355 days ago · 382 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 7.1Fiji region · 4355 days ago · 434 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000t5yn. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.