Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Nov 9, 2023, 7:27 PM GMT+13 (06:27 UTC), 506 km (315 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-11-09 06:27:04 UTC
Depth
506.4 km (314.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.337° S, 178.637° 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 14.7 km horizontally, 11.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1058 days ago · 597 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 1055 days ago · 561 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1053 days ago · 608 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.2260 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1044 days ago · 409 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1042 days ago · 592 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1033 days ago · 536 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 1026 days ago · 561 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.3286 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1025 days ago · 435 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1024 days ago · 573 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.2264 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1024 days ago · 456 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1021 days ago · 536 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.8Fiji region · 1017 days ago · 588 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 1014 days ago · 503 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.4299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1011 days ago · 526 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 1010 days ago · 536 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1007 days ago · 571 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 1007 days ago · 598 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 1003 days ago · 535 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 1002 days ago · 605 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1063 days ago · 552 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1065 days ago · 587 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 1066 days ago · 577 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1074 days ago · 544 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1078 days ago · 556 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1084 days ago · 608 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lncu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:57 AM UTC.