Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 11:17 AM GMT+13 (22:17 UTC), 588 km (366 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 274 km SE of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2026-06-07 22:17:49 UTC
Depth
588.3 km (365.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.797° S, 178.666° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 106 days ago · 466 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 106 days ago · 480 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 103 days ago · 544 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 100 days ago · 642 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 99 days ago · 595 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 98 days ago · 523 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 94 days ago · 548 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 91 days ago · 623 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 5.7274 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 90 days ago · 666 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 86 days ago · 628 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 85 days ago · 552 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 84 days ago · 561 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 84 days ago · 540 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 83 days ago · 552 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 83 days ago · 593 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.1294 km W of Houma, Tonga · 82 days ago · 419 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 5.5Fiji region · 81 days ago · 566 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 80 days ago · 638 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 79 days ago · 581 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 78 days ago · 532 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 73 days ago · 501 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 71 days ago · 632 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 4.4297 km W of Houma, Tonga · 71 days ago · 475 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 66 days ago · 551 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 63 days ago · 532 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 4.0Fiji region · 63 days ago · 539 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 4.3Fiji region · 60 days ago · 494 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 118 days ago · 580 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 121 days ago · 589 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.2299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 121 days ago · 531 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 128 days ago · 557 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 133 days ago · 602 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 136 days ago · 594 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 142 days ago · 597 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 146 days ago · 535 km deep · 56 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000srat. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:18 PM UTC.