Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 3:45 AM GMT+13 (14:45 UTC), 575 km (357 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-20 14:45:23 UTC
Depth
574.6 km (357.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.670° S, 178.417° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 198 days ago · 515 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.3266 km W of Houma, Tonga · 197 days ago · 416 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 196 days ago · 517 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 188 days ago · 546 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.5291 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 188 days ago · 520 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.7289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 188 days ago · 548 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 181 days ago · 534 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 179 days ago · 567 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.9Fiji region · 178 days ago · 531 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.0272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 173 days ago · 550 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.6289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 173 days ago · 546 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.0281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 171 days ago · 509 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 163 days ago · 550 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.1266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 160 days ago · 533 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.5293 km W of Houma, Tonga · 156 days ago · 504 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.3299 km W of Houma, Tonga · 155 days ago · 492 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.4267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 152 days ago · 478 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 148 days ago · 535 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 143 days ago · 597 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.4285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 200 days ago · 498 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 200 days ago · 590 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.1281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 200 days ago · 553 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 202 days ago · 572 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 205 days ago · 518 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 219 days ago · 551 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.1294 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 219 days ago · 561 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.4273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 220 days ago · 503 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 220 days ago · 509 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.1290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 220 days ago · 508 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 227 days ago · 585 km deep · 20 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000shus. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.