Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Nov 30, 2021, 5:21 AM GMT-12 (17:21 UTC), 396 km (246 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-11-30 17:21:07 UTC
Depth
396.0 km (246.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.128° S, 177.308° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 11.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
38

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1763 days ago · 573 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1761 days ago · 600 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1761 days ago · 629 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1758 days ago · 556 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1755 days ago · 610 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1747 days ago · 519 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 1739 days ago · 443 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1739 days ago · 579 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 5.2Fiji region · 1739 days ago · 408 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 1738 days ago · 413 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 1729 days ago · 506 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 1729 days ago · 366 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1727 days ago · 627 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.6261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1723 days ago · 605 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.8Fiji region · 1720 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1720 days ago · 395 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1718 days ago · 581 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 1715 days ago · 550 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 4.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1713 days ago · 621 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 1709 days ago · 585 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 4.7Fiji region · 1706 days ago · 600 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 1705 days ago · 632 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 4.7Fiji region · 1705 days ago · 645 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.6288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1705 days ago · 625 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1764 days ago · 619 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1768 days ago · 596 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1768 days ago · 628 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1771 days ago · 563 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.9257 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 1775 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1776 days ago · 564 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 512 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 633 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1784 days ago · 590 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1785 days ago · 554 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1787 days ago · 601 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1792 days ago · 508 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000g8ss. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:12 AM UTC.