LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
south of the Fiji Islands
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck south of the Fiji Islands on 09 Nov 2026, 02:21 UTC. The hypocentre was 136.3 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 4 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 136.3 km
- Latitude
- 25.19°S
- Time
- 02:21 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.9
intermediate
177.00°W longitude
09 Nov 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.9
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 710 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 338 tonnes of TNT.
136.3 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
4 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.8.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
09 Nov 2026, 22:03 UTC · 10 km deep
09 Nov 2026, 19:27 UTC · 10 km deep
09 Nov 2026, 19:09 UTC · 519.9 km deep
09 Nov 2026, 18:51 UTC · 10 km deep