Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Nov 7, 2021, 7:27 AM GMT+13 (18:27 UTC), 568 km (353 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-11-06 18:27:31 UTC
Depth
567.8 km (352.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.263° S, 177.332° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
39

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 559 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.6230 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1777 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1775 days ago · 480 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1774 days ago · 563 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1768 days ago · 628 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1768 days ago · 596 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1764 days ago · 570 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1759 days ago · 577 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1756 days ago · 489 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 1755 days ago · 610 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1751 days ago · 354 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1740 days ago · 541 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1739 days ago · 443 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.9298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1739 days ago · 434 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.4248 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1734 days ago · 357 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.1241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1731 days ago · 505 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 1729 days ago · 506 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 1728 days ago · 557 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 4.1280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1788 days ago · 558 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 5.5Fiji region · 1795 days ago · 381 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1796 days ago · 554 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1802 days ago · 655 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1803 days ago · 570 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1806 days ago · 437 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 1809 days ago · 395 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1812 days ago · 619 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.3280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1815 days ago · 372 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ft7i. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC.