Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Nov 8, 2019, 1:23 AM GMT+13 (12:23 UTC), 553 km (343 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 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
2019-11-07 12:23:39 UTC
Depth
552.5 km (343.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.203° S, 178.728° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 18.2 km horizontally, 23.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
222°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2521 days ago · 592 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2514 days ago · 592 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2514 days ago · 650 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.0298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2504 days ago · 468 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2504 days ago · 583 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2502 days ago · 563 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2502 days ago · 561 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2494 days ago · 602 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2493 days ago · 609 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2489 days ago · 518 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2479 days ago · 619 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2477 days ago · 554 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 2477 days ago · 569 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 2475 days ago · 602 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.3289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2472 days ago · 466 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2522 days ago · 518 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 2529 days ago · 610 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2533 days ago · 559 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 2534 days ago · 610 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 5.3Fiji region · 2538 days ago · 610 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 2546 days ago · 607 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2546 days ago · 632 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2548 days ago · 508 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2549 days ago · 594 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 2549 days ago · 593 km deep · 50 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60006bxl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC.