Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Nov 28, 2022, 3:47 PM GMT+13 (02:47 UTC), 537 km (334 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-11-28 02:47:42 UTC
Depth
537.5 km (334.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.876° S, 178.480° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1404 days ago · 567 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1403 days ago · 585 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 1402 days ago · 605 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1401 days ago · 571 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1399 days ago · 558 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.1252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1396 days ago · 457 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 569 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 1394 days ago · 522 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 5.0Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 610 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 575 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 507 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1387 days ago · 616 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 1386 days ago · 563 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.4289 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 1386 days ago · 654 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 1384 days ago · 584 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1382 days ago · 520 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 1379 days ago · 532 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.1275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1379 days ago · 381 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 1377 days ago · 558 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 1373 days ago · 529 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 4.6Fiji region · 1369 days ago · 572 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1368 days ago · 545 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 1364 days ago · 609 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 1362 days ago · 594 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 4.2265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1360 days ago · 506 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 621 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 4.3Fiji region · 1358 days ago · 515 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 4.5Fiji region · 1358 days ago · 477 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 1351 days ago · 616 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 4.4Fiji region · 1350 days ago · 507 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 4.3Fiji region · 1348 days ago · 610 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 4.4Fiji region · 1348 days ago · 608 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 4.4261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1347 days ago · 384 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 4.3290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1345 days ago · 556 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 1406 days ago · 538 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1409 days ago · 580 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1411 days ago · 478 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1416 days ago · 470 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1417 days ago · 574 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.2298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1417 days ago · 521 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 1418 days ago · 575 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 576 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 568 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 567 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 5.1Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 569 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 568 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 7.0Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 579 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 1423 days ago · 559 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 5.3253 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1427 days ago · 384 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.9Fiji region · 1428 days ago · 533 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 1430 days ago · 502 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1431 days ago · 518 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j6bg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:59 AM UTC.