Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 10:40 AM GMT-12 (22:40 UTC), 594 km (369 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-11 22:40:28 UTC
Depth
593.8 km (368.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.936° S, 179.588° 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 10.8 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
85

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 203 days ago · 602 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 197 days ago · 499 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 193 days ago · 621 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 189 days ago · 594 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 186 days ago · 582 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 5.7Fiji region · 186 days ago · 597 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 185 days ago · 591 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 179 days ago · 613 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 179 days ago · 597 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 161 days ago · 586 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 159 days ago · 596 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 152 days ago · 579 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 207 days ago · 599 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 212 days ago · 604 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 212 days ago · 608 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 6.3Fiji region · 217 days ago · 579 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 6.0south of the Fiji Islands · 224 days ago · 636 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 231 days ago · 608 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 236 days ago · 603 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sfpg. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:58 AM UTC.