Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Mar 5, 2026, 9:56 AM GMT-12 (21:56 UTC), 608 km (378 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
2026-03-05 21:56:31 UTC
Depth
607.8 km (377.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.939° S, 179.567° 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 15.5 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
57

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 212 days ago · 604 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 208 days ago · 599 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 207 days ago · 594 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 204 days ago · 602 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 197 days ago · 499 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 193 days ago · 621 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 189 days ago · 594 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 187 days ago · 582 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 5.7Fiji region · 186 days ago · 597 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.9Fiji region · 186 days ago · 591 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 179 days ago · 613 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 179 days ago · 597 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 161 days ago · 586 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 160 days ago · 596 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 153 days ago · 579 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 6.3Fiji region · 217 days ago · 579 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 6.0south of the Fiji Islands · 224 days ago · 636 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 232 days ago · 608 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 237 days ago · 603 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000s2db. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC.