M5.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Sep 26, 1968, 8:41 PM GMT+12 (08:41 UTC), 588 km (365 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-09-26 08:41:23 UTC
- Depth
- 587.5 km (365.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.692° S, 178.459° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem817384. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC.