Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Nov 9, 2015, 9:49 PM GMT+13 (08:49 UTC), 576 km (358 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-11-09 08:49:18 UTC
Depth
576.3 km (358.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.019° S, 178.695° 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 15.1 km horizontally, 12.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
24

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3980 days ago · 601 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3980 days ago · 598 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3977 days ago · 495 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3971 days ago · 396 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3969 days ago · 541 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.9296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3964 days ago · 545 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.3287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3961 days ago · 518 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3955 days ago · 587 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3947 days ago · 578 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3944 days ago · 611 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3943 days ago · 589 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3936 days ago · 438 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3933 days ago · 493 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.9Fiji region · 3933 days ago · 555 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 5.0Fiji region · 3927 days ago · 643 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 3925 days ago · 607 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 3922 days ago · 611 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 3987 days ago · 600 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3993 days ago · 576 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4002 days ago · 622 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4006 days ago · 556 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 4007 days ago · 557 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 4008 days ago · 473 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4009 days ago · 576 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4010 days ago · 606 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003xux. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC.