Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 567 km depth6 Nov 18:16 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 23 minutes.6 Nov 18:16: Now using data updates from USGSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeNov 6, 2026 17:53:25 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Nov 7, 2026, at 05:53 am (Pacific/Fiji GMT +12)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.30Depth567 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude18.0741°S / 178.191°WFijiSeismic antipode18.0741°N / 1.809°EMaliQuality66 seismic stationsShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Nearest volcanoTaveuni (233 km / 145 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 23.9°C (75 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from ESEEstimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.3 | about seismic energy1 hour and 11 minutes agoNov 6, 2026 17:53 GMT / Nov 7, 2026 05:53 am (Fiji time)Lat / Lng: -18.0741 / -178.191: 263 km E of Levuka, FijiSource: USGSOther sources: EMSC: 4.3 / 567 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23612666',-18.07410,-178.19100,'1 hour and 11 minutes ago: Mag. 4.3, 263 km E of Levuka, Fiji',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in FijiNearby placesThe closest larger town near the epicenter is Leava, a town with 480 inhabitants in Wallis and Futuna, in 421 km (261 mi) distance to the north, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry421 km (261 mi)N of epicenterLeava(pop: 480): Not feltSigave Wallis & Futuna448 km (278 mi)SE of epicenterFangale'ounga(pop: 2,020): Not feltHa'apaiTonga449 km (279 mi)E of epicenterNeiafu(pop: 3,830): Not feltVava'uTonga456 km (283 mi)SE of epicenterNukunuku(pop: 2,100): Not feltTongatapuTonga463 km (288 mi)SE of epicenterNuku'alofa(pop: 22,400): Not feltKolofo'ou, TongatapuTonga472 km (293 mi)SE of epicenterKolonga(pop: 1,210): Not feltTongatapuTonga478 km (297 mi)SE of epicenterFua'amotu(pop: 1,680): Not feltTongatapuTonga497 km (309 mi)SE of epicenter'Ohonua(pop: 1,470): Not felt'Eua Prope, EuaTonga524 km (325 mi)NE of epicenterHihifo(pop: 301): Not feltNiuasTonga575 km (357 mi)N of epicenterMata-Utu(pop: 1,200): Not feltUvea Wallis & Futuna770 km (479 mi)NE of epicenterSagone(pop: 776): Not feltSatupa'itea Samoa772 km (479 mi)NE of epicenterTaga(pop: 680): Not feltPalauli Samoa781 km (485 mi)NE of epicenterAsau(pop: 6,640): Not feltVaisigano SamoaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-11-6EpicenterAgency4.3567 km352 mi±8.6 km17:53:25.873263 km E of Levuka, FijiEpicenter uncertainty: ± 14 kmUSGS (United States Geological Survey)4.3567 km352 mi17:53:25.873±1.11sFIJI REGION0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEpicenter uncertainty: ± 32 kmEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Nov 7, 2026 05:53 am (Fiji)1 hour and 11 minutes ago4.3567 km0 km - This quakeSouth Pacific Ocean, 66 km E of Lakeba Island, Eastern, FijiMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 258 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.35 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.9 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 9.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 253 quakes per year (or 21.1 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 331 quakes per year (or 27.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 331 quakes per year (or 27.6 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 25 to 30 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake