Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Nov 27, 2019, 9:11 AM GMT+13 (20:11 UTC), 561 km (349 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-11-26 20:11:34 UTC
Depth
561.1 km (348.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.594° S, 178.489° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
39

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 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2489 days ago · 602 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2488 days ago · 535 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2484 days ago · 518 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2472 days ago · 554 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2472 days ago · 569 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 2470 days ago · 602 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.5273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2458 days ago · 533 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2454 days ago · 550 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.6267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2453 days ago · 490 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2449 days ago · 541 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2449 days ago · 509 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2446 days ago · 582 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2442 days ago · 531 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 2440 days ago · 554 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 2439 days ago · 549 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 4.4259 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2438 days ago · 485 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 2438 days ago · 622 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.0298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2499 days ago · 468 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.2279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2500 days ago · 447 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2501 days ago · 580 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 5.8274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2506 days ago · 499 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2507 days ago · 587 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2509 days ago · 650 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2509 days ago · 592 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2509 days ago · 500 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2514 days ago · 545 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2516 days ago · 592 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2516 days ago · 553 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2517 days ago · 518 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2519 days ago · 492 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2520 days ago · 571 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 2524 days ago · 610 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2525 days ago · 548 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2526 days ago · 515 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60006pbb. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.