Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 2, 2026, 2:13 PM GMT+13 (01:13 UTC), 548 km (341 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 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
2026-07-02 01:13:54 UTC
Depth
548.3 km (340.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.210° S, 178.789° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 91 days ago · 623 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 86 days ago · 628 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 85 days ago · 561 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 85 days ago · 540 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 84 days ago · 552 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 84 days ago · 593 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.1294 km W of Houma, Tonga · 82 days ago · 419 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 5.5Fiji region · 81 days ago · 566 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 80 days ago · 638 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 80 days ago · 581 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 79 days ago · 532 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 73 days ago · 501 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 72 days ago · 632 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.4297 km W of Houma, Tonga · 71 days ago · 475 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 66 days ago · 551 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 63 days ago · 539 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.7Fiji region · 60 days ago · 613 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 60 days ago · 494 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 57 days ago · 468 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 4.0Fiji region · 53 days ago · 559 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 4.8Fiji region · 47 days ago · 577 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 41 days ago · 591 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 38 days ago · 621 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 38 days ago · 618 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 37 days ago · 532 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 99 days ago · 523 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 99 days ago · 595 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 100 days ago · 642 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 104 days ago · 544 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 106 days ago · 480 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 107 days ago · 466 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 108 days ago · 625 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 118 days ago · 588 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 119 days ago · 580 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 122 days ago · 589 km deep · 47 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000t9ja. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC.