MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
Fiji region
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Fiji region on 15 Nov 2026, 05:15 UTC. The hypocentre was 469.9 km below the surface — deep by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. The figures have been revised 2 times since the first report. 16 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 469.9 km
- Latitude
- 19.56°S
- Time
- 05:15 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.5
deep
177.82°W longitude
15 Nov 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 5.5
Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 180 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 3 thousand tonnes of TNT.
469.9 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.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
16 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 6.1.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
15 Nov 2026, 05:15 UTC · 8.5 km deep
15 Nov 2026, 04:38 UTC · 151.7 km deep
15 Nov 2026, 04:23 UTC · 254.5 km deep
15 Nov 2026, 03:59 UTC · 108.9 km deep