Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 282 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 282 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Nov 4, 2019, 12:21 AM GMT+12 (12:21 UTC), 614 km (381 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-11-03 12:21:33 UTC
Depth
613.7 km (381.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.858° S, 178.029° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 13.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
19

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60006ap2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.