Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 9:51 AM GMT+13 (20:51 UTC), 572 km (355 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-18 20:51:05 UTC
Depth
572.0 km (355.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.337° S, 177.553° W
Region
Fiji
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.9 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 199 days ago · 553 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 193 days ago · 571 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 192 days ago · 617 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.6247 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 185 days ago · 544 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 179 days ago · 568 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 174 days ago · 619 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 164 days ago · 378 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.3283 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 162 days ago · 636 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.1266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 159 days ago · 533 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 5.2Fiji region · 158 days ago · 363 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 158 days ago · 391 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 155 days ago · 578 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 150 days ago · 579 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.2293 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 201 days ago · 543 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.2282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 201 days ago · 541 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.1267 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 203 days ago · 370 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 208 days ago · 529 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.7259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 208 days ago · 552 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.3294 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 210 days ago · 570 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 217 days ago · 539 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.3268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 217 days ago · 539 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.1294 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 218 days ago · 561 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.1293 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 219 days ago · 567 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.1291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 221 days ago · 607 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.7243 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 223 days ago · 378 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.3272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 224 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sh9d. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC.