Fiji earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, May 27, 2019, 2:56 PM GMT+13 (01:56 UTC), 581 km (361 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-05-27 01:56:18 UTC
Depth
580.8 km (360.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.052° S, 178.785° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 9.0 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
26°
Stations used
145

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2676 days ago · 603 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2671 days ago · 468 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2667 days ago · 616 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2663 days ago · 559 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.4293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2659 days ago · 505 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 5.1Fiji region · 2657 days ago · 623 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2654 days ago · 464 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2653 days ago · 542 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2653 days ago · 571 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 2653 days ago · 634 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 2650 days ago · 564 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.8Fiji region · 2650 days ago · 528 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2646 days ago · 584 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2646 days ago · 555 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2638 days ago · 444 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 2637 days ago · 518 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 2622 days ago · 514 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2687 days ago · 580 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2689 days ago · 597 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2690 days ago · 604 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2691 days ago · 571 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 2705 days ago · 608 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2711 days ago · 536 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60003sla. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.