M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:55 AM GMT-12 (23:55 UTC), 602 km (374 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-27 23:55:48 UTC
- Depth
- 602.2 km (374.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.994° S, 179.782° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 11.9 km horizontally, 12.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 133°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 since this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ty1a. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.