M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Sep 4, 2026, 7:31 AM GMT+13 (18:31 UTC), 616 km (383 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-03 18:31:05 UTC
- Depth
- 616.1 km (382.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.659° S, 177.537° 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 13.4 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 68°
- Stations used
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 since this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1Fiji region · 27 days ago · 609 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 22 days ago · 515 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 15 days ago · 583 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 11 days ago · 580 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 9 days ago · 412 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 9 days ago · 584 km deep · 57 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000te2i. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC.