Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Nov 27, 2015, 11:23 AM GMT+13 (22:23 UTC), 585 km (364 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 277 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2015-11-26 22:23:23 UTC
Depth
585.4 km (363.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.581° S, 177.445° 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 13.9 km horizontally, 12.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3965 days ago · 614 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3964 days ago · 567 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3957 days ago · 588 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3951 days ago · 412 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.6277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3950 days ago · 619 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3938 days ago · 126 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3925 days ago · 626 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3922 days ago · 599 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.3295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3922 days ago · 579 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 3912 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.1267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3965 days ago · 429 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.0293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3969 days ago · 604 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3969 days ago · 604 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 3986 days ago · 604 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 5.2Fiji region · 3990 days ago · 608 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000427w. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:47 PM UTC.