M5.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jul 16, 2019, 6:10 PM GMT-12 (06:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-07-17 06:10:46 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.026° S, 176.892° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Strongest shaking
- I, not felt shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 5.6 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 231°, dip 75°, rake 5°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 140°, dip 85°, rake 165°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 51°
- Stations used
- 135
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1270 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 2625 days ago · 387 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.4262 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2621 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.0285 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 2608 days ago · 510 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.0Fiji region · 2592 days ago · 410 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70004m2i (also filed as iscgem616649123). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.