Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Nov 20, 2021, 10:42 PM GMT+13 (09:42 UTC), 563 km (350 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
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-11-20 09:42:01 UTC
Depth
563.4 km (350.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.628° S, 177.741° 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 13.1 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1768 days ago · 596 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1767 days ago · 505 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1764 days ago · 570 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1759 days ago · 577 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1756 days ago · 489 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1751 days ago · 354 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.4239 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1747 days ago · 486 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1740 days ago · 541 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.9298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1739 days ago · 434 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.4248 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1734 days ago · 357 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.1241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1731 days ago · 505 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1729 days ago · 567 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1728 days ago · 557 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 1726 days ago · 574 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1724 days ago · 573 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 1723 days ago · 570 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1715 days ago · 552 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1775 days ago · 480 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.6230 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1777 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 559 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1782 days ago · 532 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1783 days ago · 425 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1787 days ago · 568 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.1280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1788 days ago · 558 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 5.5Fiji region · 1795 days ago · 381 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1795 days ago · 505 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1796 days ago · 554 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1803 days ago · 570 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fwse. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC.