M4.2 earthquake 125 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 125 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji on Wed, Dec 1, 2021, 1:36 AM GMT+12 (13:36 UTC), 426 km (265 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-30 13:36:18 UTC
- Depth
- 426.5 km (265.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 16.801° S, 179.520° 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 18.1 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 164°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2205 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1757 days ago · 399 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.2211 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1717 days ago · 527 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1709 days ago · 583 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.3194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1708 days ago · 530 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000g8si. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:12 PM UTC.