Mag. 4.7 earthquake - Fiji Region on Thursday, 21 November 2019 at 04:27 (GMT) -
Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 613 km depth
21 Nov 04:45 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 18 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 606.0 to 604.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 604.0 to 603.0 km.
Nov 21 09:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 603.0 to 613.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 606.0 to 604.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 604.0 to 603.0 km.
Nov 21 09:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.7.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 603.0 to 613.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 613.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 18.8°S / 177.74°W
(Fiji)Nearby towns and cities:
321 km (200 mi) ESE of Levuka (Lomaiviti, Eastern Division) (pop: 8,360)
372 km (231 mi) NW of Nuku‘alofa (Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga) (pop: 22,400)
396 km (246 mi) W of Neiafu (Vava‘u, Tonga) (pop: 4,320)
404 km (251 mi) SE of Labasa (Northern Division) (pop: 27,900)
409 km (254 mi) E of Suva (Central) (pop: 77,400)
505 km (314 mi) ESE of Ba (Western Division) (pop: 14,600)
523 km (325 mi) ESE of Nadi (Western) (pop: 42,300)
525 km (326 mi) ESE of Lautoka (Western) (pop: 52,500)
Primary data source: EMSC
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.7 | 613 km | Fiji Region | EMSC |
| M 4.5 | 606 km | 232km NNE of Ndoi Island, Fiji | USGS |
| M 5.1 | 620 km | Fiji Islands Region | BMKG |
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