Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 4:19 AM GMT+13 (15:19 UTC), 568 km (353 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-11-14 15:19:57 UTC
Depth
568.4 km (353.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.677° S, 177.730° 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 13.0 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1415 days ago · 582 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 1415 days ago · 324 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1411 days ago · 478 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1409 days ago · 580 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1406 days ago · 538 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1404 days ago · 567 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1402 days ago · 492 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1401 days ago · 571 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1397 days ago · 430 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1396 days ago · 418 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 603 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 1394 days ago · 522 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1386 days ago · 414 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 1385 days ago · 549 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 1384 days ago · 565 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1382 days ago · 520 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1381 days ago · 493 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 1379 days ago · 532 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 4.3254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1377 days ago · 505 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 1377 days ago · 558 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 1377 days ago · 591 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 5.5Fiji region · 1376 days ago · 515 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 1374 days ago · 540 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 1373 days ago · 572 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 4.8Fiji region · 1371 days ago · 582 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 4.1Fiji region · 1370 days ago · 557 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 4.4Fiji region · 1369 days ago · 496 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  28. 4.5Fiji region · 1364 days ago · 575 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 1361 days ago · 525 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 4.3252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1361 days ago · 492 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 4.3263 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1360 days ago · 339 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 4.1Fiji region · 1360 days ago · 553 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 4.1Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 372 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 4.0Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 541 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 1418 days ago · 575 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 593 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 576 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 568 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 567 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 567 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 560 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 5.1Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 569 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 568 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.9Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 581 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 7.0Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 579 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  12. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 496 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 492 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 1423 days ago · 559 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1426 days ago · 592 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 494 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 1431 days ago · 502 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.0295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1431 days ago · 519 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 1433 days ago · 580 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 1433 days ago · 597 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ipma. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.