Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 26, 2026, 1:23 PM GMT-12 (01:23 UTC), 615 km (382 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
2026-05-27 01:23:41 UTC
Depth
615.2 km (382.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.366° S, 179.475° 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 10.0 km horizontally, 11.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
30

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 120 days ago · 580 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 111 days ago · 613 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 109 days ago · 625 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 105 days ago · 544 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 102 days ago · 587 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 102 days ago · 642 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 101 days ago · 595 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 95 days ago · 548 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 92 days ago · 623 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 91 days ago · 598 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 87 days ago · 628 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 86 days ago · 561 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 81 days ago · 638 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 81 days ago · 581 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 73 days ago · 632 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 139 days ago · 590 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 153 days ago · 579 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 160 days ago · 596 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000snrw. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.