south of the Fiji Islands

3 hours ago

USGS

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck south of the Fiji Islands on 09 Nov 2026, 19:09 UTC. The hypocentre was 519.9 km below the surface — deep by seismological convention. 1 other earthquake above our reporting threshold has been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth: 519.9 km
Latitude: 23.68°S
Time: 19:09 UTC
Magnitude: M4.6

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 4.6

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 250 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 120 tonnes of TNT.

519.9 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.