M6.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jul 2, 2021, 8:14 AM GMT-12 (20:14 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mww), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-07-02 20:14:37 UTC
- Depth
- 599.6 km (372.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.812° S, 179.416° 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
- -3.3 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt 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
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 6.1 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 120°, dip 6°, rake 178°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 212°, dip 90°, rake 84°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.7 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 20°
- Stations used
- 332
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1911 days ago · 581 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 1911 days ago · 571 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1909 days ago · 583 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 1900 days ago · 600 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 1894 days ago · 560 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 1894 days ago · 609 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 1890 days ago · 571 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 1887 days ago · 607 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1883 days ago · 556 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 1883 days ago · 603 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 1880 days ago · 534 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 1865 days ago · 617 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1858 days ago · 590 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 1858 days ago · 600 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 1856 days ago · 584 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1855 days ago · 576 km deep · 45 km away
Before
- 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1916 days ago · 590 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1918 days ago · 446 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1919 days ago · 589 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1936 days ago · 583 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 1937 days ago · 579 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000eicj (also filed as usauto7000eicj, pt21183000, iscgem621112191). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.