Fiji earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 294 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 294 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 2:13 PM GMT+12 (02:13 UTC), 552 km (343 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.6 (mww), moderate
Local time
UTC
2021-02-27 02:13:01 UTC
Depth
552.1 km (343.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.547° S, 177.939° 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.

Strongest estimated
I, not felt shaking
Peak ground acceleration
0.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
-4.0 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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
Deaths: estimated chance of each range
RangeChance
Under 165%
1 to 1030%
10 to 1004%
100 to 1,000Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000Under 1%
Economic losses: estimated chance of each range
Range, million USDChance
Under 165%
1 to 1030%
10 to 1004%
100 to 1,000Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000Under 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 30°, dip 39°, rake -167°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 289°, dip 82°, rake -52°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.8 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
30°
Stations used
107

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000de1v (also filed as usauto7000de1v, pt21058000, iscgem619941526). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.