Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Nov 27, 2019, 10:40 AM GMT-12 (22:40 UTC), 587 km (365 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Wed, Nov 27, 2019, 10:40 AM GMT-12
UTC: 2019-11-27 22:40:26 UTC
Depth: 586.7 km (364.5 mi), deep
Epicenter: 21.889° S, 179.434° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.08
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 83°
Stations used: 85

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006dy4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.