Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Dec 1, 2023, 8:23 AM GMT+13 (19:23 UTC), 609 km (378 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. 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
2023-11-30 19:23:46 UTC
Depth
609.0 km (378.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.659° S, 178.125° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
86

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4258 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1036 days ago · 508 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1036 days ago · 555 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.9284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1035 days ago · 533 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.2278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1034 days ago · 553 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1032 days ago · 497 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1032 days ago · 565 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1031 days ago · 538 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.4266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1031 days ago · 369 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.3259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1024 days ago · 498 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1021 days ago · 496 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1021 days ago · 536 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1021 days ago · 582 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.2285 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1011 days ago · 339 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.0273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1009 days ago · 495 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.2281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1003 days ago · 555 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 1001 days ago · 558 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1001 days ago · 566 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 4.2293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 996 days ago · 530 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 995 days ago · 527 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 4.8291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 994 days ago · 499 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 4.8Fiji region · 993 days ago · 584 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 4.8Fiji region · 992 days ago · 555 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 4.5266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 992 days ago · 500 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 4.4266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 987 days ago · 522 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 4.2260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 987 days ago · 495 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 4.1261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 983 days ago · 500 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 4.2262 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 983 days ago · 404 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 4.0281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 981 days ago · 496 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 4.2279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 486 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 4.1284 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 549 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 4.1Fiji region · 978 days ago · 611 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.3277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1037 days ago · 548 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 1039 days ago · 544 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.1278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1041 days ago · 460 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.1269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1044 days ago · 493 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1046 days ago · 526 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.2269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1047 days ago · 499 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1051 days ago · 594 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.9Fiji region · 1051 days ago · 590 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.0285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1058 days ago · 496 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 1062 days ago · 556 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1062 days ago · 545 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lex8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.