Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 6:56 PM GMT+13 (05:56 UTC), 499 km (310 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-21 05:56:05 UTC
Depth
498.6 km (309.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.900° S, 178.816° 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 13.5 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 192 days ago · 621 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 5.7Fiji region · 186 days ago · 597 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 185 days ago · 591 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 179 days ago · 613 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 179 days ago · 597 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 164 days ago · 379 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 161 days ago · 586 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 159 days ago · 596 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.3299 km W of Houma, Tonga · 153 days ago · 492 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 152 days ago · 579 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 137 days ago · 590 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 203 days ago · 602 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 206 days ago · 594 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 211 days ago · 379 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 212 days ago · 604 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 212 days ago · 608 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 6.3Fiji region · 217 days ago · 579 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 217 days ago · 551 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 227 days ago · 377 km deep · 71 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000si2t. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.