Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Aug 17, 2026, 1:10 PM GMT-12 (01:10 UTC), 577 km (358 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-08-18 01:10:03 UTC
Depth
576.6 km (358.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.919° S, 179.034° 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 13.4 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
76

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 7 since this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 34 days ago · 591 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 31 days ago · 618 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 30 days ago · 532 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 30 days ago · 618 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 29 days ago · 601 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 19 days ago · 569 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 9 days ago · 548 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 43 days ago · 603 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 54 days ago · 613 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 5.4south of the Fiji Islands · 57 days ago · 559 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 65 days ago · 632 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tljs. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.