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4.3MAG

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE

226 km E of Levuka, Fiji

USGS

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 226 km E of Levuka, Fiji on 09 Nov 2026, 10:21 UTC. The hypocentre was 595.8 km below the surface — deep by seismological convention. 11 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth
595.8 km

deep

Latitude
18.14°S

178.55°W longitude

Time
10:21 UTC

09 Nov 2026

Magnitude
M4.3

mb

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 4.3

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 89 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 43 tonnes of TNT.

595.8 KM DEEP

Deep earthquakes rarely cause damage. The energy dissipates over hundreds of kilometres before reaching the surface, though it can still be felt far from the epicentre.

NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS

11 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.5.

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

M4.3 earthquake — Levuka, Fiji · Quakewire