M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:14 AM GMT+13 (12:14 UTC), 573 km (356 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-28 12:14:24 UTC
- Depth
- 573.1 km (356.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.693° S, 178.497° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 53°
- Stations used
- 75
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 since this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.5280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 14 days ago · 513 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 17 days ago · 423 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 25 days ago · 502 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 32 days ago · 629 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 33 days ago · 536 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ty4w. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC.