Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Nov 27, 2022, 7:50 PM GMT+13 (06:50 UTC), 612 km (380 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-11-27 06:50:16 UTC
Depth
611.5 km (380.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.641° S, 177.650° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 15.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
28

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1404 days ago · 619 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1396 days ago · 418 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1396 days ago · 567 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 507 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1390 days ago · 575 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1385 days ago · 549 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1385 days ago · 575 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 1384 days ago · 565 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 1377 days ago · 591 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 5.5Fiji region · 1376 days ago · 515 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1375 days ago · 616 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1374 days ago · 540 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1374 days ago · 614 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 1374 days ago · 574 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 1373 days ago · 623 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1373 days ago · 572 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 1371 days ago · 525 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 1370 days ago · 557 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 1369 days ago · 496 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  20. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1366 days ago · 588 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 4.8Fiji region · 1366 days ago · 392 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 4.0263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1365 days ago · 574 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1363 days ago · 498 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1361 days ago · 498 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1361 days ago · 620 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 4.1Fiji region · 1360 days ago · 553 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 4.1Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 372 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 4.0Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 541 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 4.3Fiji region · 1354 days ago · 558 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1354 days ago · 590 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 4.6Fiji region · 1349 days ago · 387 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 4.3Fiji region · 1348 days ago · 576 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 4.4Fiji region · 1347 days ago · 569 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 4.2Fiji region · 1346 days ago · 588 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 5.0279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1407 days ago · 543 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1411 days ago · 551 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.3296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1424 days ago · 510 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1425 days ago · 608 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1426 days ago · 592 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1432 days ago · 571 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1433 days ago · 580 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1433 days ago · 597 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1434 days ago · 507 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1435 days ago · 541 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1435 days ago · 561 km deep · 39 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ispn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.