M6.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Apr 1, 2021, 3:11 AM GMT-12 (15:11 UTC), 595 km (370 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (mww), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-04-01 15:11:18 UTC
- Depth
- 595.0 km (369.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.801° S, 179.380° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Felt reports
- 1
- Strongest shaking
- II, weak 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.
- Strongest estimated
- II, weak shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 0.1% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- -3.5 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
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
- Oblique normal
- Moment magnitude
- 6.0 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 140°, dip 20°, rake -140°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 12°, dip 77°, rake -74°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From modeling of broad-band P waveforms
- Station coverage gap
- 18°
- Stations used
- 258
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Fiji region · 2006 days ago · 606 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 2003 days ago · 619 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 1999 days ago · 568 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 1992 days ago · 578 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1990 days ago · 579 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1985 days ago · 585 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 1982 days ago · 548 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1980 days ago · 591 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1979 days ago · 596 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1978 days ago · 612 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1977 days ago · 564 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1966 days ago · 560 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 1963 days ago · 629 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 1956 days ago · 601 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 620 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1948 days ago · 599 km deep · 65 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dy9x (also filed as usauto6000dy9x, pt21091002, iscgem620218571). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.