Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Nov 26, 2024, 2:54 PM GMT+13 (01:54 UTC), 607 km (377 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-26 01:54:45 UTC
Depth
607.4 km (377.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.581° S, 178.736° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
117

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 676 days ago · 562 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.4296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 673 days ago · 537 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 5.4Fiji region · 668 days ago · 584 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 667 days ago · 609 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 650 days ago · 488 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.9275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 647 days ago · 482 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 5.5277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 643 days ago · 543 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 640 days ago · 565 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 640 days ago · 540 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 636 days ago · 546 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 623 days ago · 617 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.8Fiji region · 623 days ago · 612 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 619 days ago · 595 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 617 days ago · 615 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 682 days ago · 549 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 690 days ago · 543 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 691 days ago · 583 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 694 days ago · 591 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 5.2Fiji region · 695 days ago · 588 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 696 days ago · 584 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 696 days ago · 539 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 698 days ago · 574 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 701 days ago · 590 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 702 days ago · 570 km deep · 32 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nu6a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:18 PM UTC.