M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 6:42 PM GMT-12 (06:42 UTC), 548 km (341 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-18 06:42:29 UTC
- Depth
- 548.4 km (340.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.948° S, 179.372° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 77°
- Stations used
- 46
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 0 since this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ti83. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.