Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Nov 17, 2019, 5:15 PM GMT+13 (04:15 UTC), 587 km (365 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-11-17 04:15:52 UTC
Depth
587.4 km (365.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.088° S, 178.396° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.8274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2510 days ago · 499 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.1255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2508 days ago · 517 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2504 days ago · 580 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.2279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2503 days ago · 447 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2500 days ago · 561 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2492 days ago · 602 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2492 days ago · 535 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2476 days ago · 554 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 2474 days ago · 602 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.4273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2471 days ago · 534 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2468 days ago · 413 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.5291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2461 days ago · 523 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.5273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2461 days ago · 533 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2457 days ago · 550 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.6267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2456 days ago · 490 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2456 days ago · 451 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 2453 days ago · 541 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2452 days ago · 509 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2513 days ago · 500 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2517 days ago · 545 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.1268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2519 days ago · 516 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2520 days ago · 592 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2521 days ago · 518 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2523 days ago · 492 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2524 days ago · 571 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2524 days ago · 525 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2529 days ago · 548 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2530 days ago · 515 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.4259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2532 days ago · 493 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 5.3Fiji region · 2537 days ago · 610 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 526 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006bs6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:47 AM UTC.