Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Nov 7, 2019, 12:49 AM GMT+13 (11:49 UTC), 518 km (322 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-11-06 11:49:50 UTC
Depth
517.9 km (321.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.765° S, 178.414° 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 13.5 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2516 days ago · 553 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2516 days ago · 592 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2513 days ago · 545 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2509 days ago · 500 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2509 days ago · 592 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2509 days ago · 650 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2506 days ago · 587 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 5.8274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2506 days ago · 499 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.2279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2500 days ago · 447 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.0298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2499 days ago · 468 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2497 days ago · 561 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 2489 days ago · 602 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2488 days ago · 535 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 2484 days ago · 518 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2472 days ago · 554 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2471 days ago · 569 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 4.7Fiji region · 2470 days ago · 602 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 4.3289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2467 days ago · 466 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 4.5273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2458 days ago · 533 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2519 days ago · 492 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2520 days ago · 571 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 2523 days ago · 610 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2525 days ago · 548 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2526 days ago · 515 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2528 days ago · 559 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 5.3Fiji region · 2533 days ago · 610 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 2541 days ago · 607 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 541 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2541 days ago · 632 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.0238 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2543 days ago · 390 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2543 days ago · 508 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 2544 days ago · 594 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 2544 days ago · 593 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 2547 days ago · 574 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700063wp. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC.