Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Nov 30, 2025, 10:25 AM GMT+13 (21:25 UTC), 646 km (401 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 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
2025-11-29 21:25:43 UTC
Depth
645.5 km (401.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.201° S, 178.908° 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 16.0 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.6Fiji region · 305 days ago · 620 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 5.2Fiji region · 304 days ago · 599 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 292 days ago · 603 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.8278 km W of Houma, Tonga · 285 days ago · 445 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 281 days ago · 623 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 280 days ago · 591 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 275 days ago · 491 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 260 days ago · 589 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.9Fiji region · 256 days ago · 597 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 5.0Fiji region · 252 days ago · 589 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 318 days ago · 589 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 320 days ago · 599 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 326 days ago · 607 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 326 days ago · 520 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 329 days ago · 540 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 329 days ago · 587 km deep · 50 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ren0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:58 PM UTC.