Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Nov 11, 2021, 7:10 PM GMT+13 (06:10 UTC), 425 km (264 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-11-11 06:10:03 UTC
Depth
425.5 km (264.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.038° S, 178.001° 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 10.8 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1782 days ago · 532 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.9269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1781 days ago · 505 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.6230 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1777 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1775 days ago · 480 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1774 days ago · 563 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1769 days ago · 542 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1767 days ago · 505 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1766 days ago · 570 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1764 days ago · 570 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 1751 days ago · 354 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.5286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1750 days ago · 522 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.4239 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1747 days ago · 486 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.0288 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1746 days ago · 505 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.9298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1739 days ago · 434 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1737 days ago · 642 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 4.4248 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1734 days ago · 357 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.1241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1731 days ago · 505 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 1729 days ago · 567 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 1728 days ago · 557 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 4.3233 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1728 days ago · 553 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1724 days ago · 573 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 1723 days ago · 570 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.1280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1788 days ago · 558 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 1791 days ago · 576 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 5.5Fiji region · 1795 days ago · 381 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1795 days ago · 505 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1796 days ago · 554 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.0277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1804 days ago · 533 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1806 days ago · 437 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1806 days ago · 511 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1809 days ago · 395 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ft56. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC.