Fiji earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 10:27 AM GMT+13 (21:27 UTC), 597 km (371 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-20 21:27:14 UTC
Depth
596.7 km (370.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.468° S, 178.731° 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 20.2 km horizontally, 14.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0Fiji region · 252 days ago · 589 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 251 days ago · 597 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 247 days ago · 533 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 245 days ago · 660 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 238 days ago · 587 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 6.2Fiji region · 235 days ago · 513 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.3280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 231 days ago · 542 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 231 days ago · 494 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 226 days ago · 585 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.1290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 219 days ago · 508 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 219 days ago · 509 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.4273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 218 days ago · 503 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.1294 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 217 days ago · 561 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 217 days ago · 551 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 200 days ago · 572 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 198 days ago · 590 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.4285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 198 days ago · 498 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 4.8Fiji region · 197 days ago · 575 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 4.3287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 196 days ago · 515 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 260 days ago · 589 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.3274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 262 days ago · 526 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.3282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 273 days ago · 526 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 275 days ago · 491 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 278 days ago · 600 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 279 days ago · 609 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 279 days ago · 628 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.8Fiji region · 280 days ago · 591 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 281 days ago · 623 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.3281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 283 days ago · 554 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s6ml. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.