Fiji earthquakes
30 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Fiji in the past 30 days: 5 in the past week and 1 in the past 24 hours. The largest: M5.5 south of the Fiji Islands, Aug 26, 12:12 AM GMT+12.
From the USGS, checked Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:25 AM GMT+12. Times are local to each quake. Outside the United States the catalog is complete from about magnitude 4.5; smaller quakes are listed where a network reported them.
Map
Where every quake below was located in Fiji. Select one for its page.
Past 30 days
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6 hr ago · 534 km deep
- 4.3Fiji region · 31 hr ago · 580 km deep
- 4.7Fiji region · 3 days ago · 548 km deep
- 4.2246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6 days ago · 553 km deep
- 4.8148 km NW of Lautoka, Fiji · 7 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 7 days ago · 596 km deep
- 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 8 days ago · 507 km deep
- 4.2242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 8 days ago · 623 km deep
- 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 14 days ago · 569 km deep
- 4.3215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14 days ago · 544 km deep
- 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 14 days ago · 523 km deep
- 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 14 days ago · 513 km deep
- 4.5236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15 days ago · 605 km deep
- 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 15 days ago · 527 km deep
- 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 17 days ago · 101 km deep
- 4.1Fiji region · 18 days ago · 609 km deep
- 4.9Fiji region · 18 days ago · 616 km deep
- 4.1270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18 days ago · 493 km deep
- 4.6285 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 19 days ago · 581 km deep
- 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 19 days ago · 204 km deep
- 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 20 days ago · 526 km deep
- 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 21 days ago · 508 km deep
- 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 22 days ago · 533 km deep
- 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 23 days ago · 602 km deep
- 4.0Fiji region · 24 days ago · 618 km deep
- 4.4Fiji region · 24 days ago · 535 km deep
- 5.5south of the Fiji Islands · 27 days ago · 532 km deep
- 4.3Fiji region · 29 days ago · 591 km deep
- 4.1Fiji region · 29 days ago · 551 km deep
- 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 29 days ago · 573 km deep
Largest on record in Fiji
The 25 largest in the USGS catalog since 1900, of magnitude 5 and up. Older magnitudes are estimates from historical accounts and early instruments.
By year
Every year the USGS catalog covers.
- 2020s2020202120222023202420252026
- 2010s2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
- 2000s2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
- 1990s1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
- 1980s1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
- 1970s1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
- 1960s1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
- 1950s1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
- 1940s1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
- 1930s1930193119321933193419351936193719381939
- 1920s1920192119221923192419251926192719281929
- 1910s1910191119121913191419151916191719181919
- 1900s1900190119021903190419051906190719081909
What this means
Magnitude measures the energy a quake releases: each step up is about 32 times more energy, so an M6 releases about a thousand times the energy of an M4. Intensity measures the shaking at one place, which depends on the distance, the depth and the ground. One quake has one magnitude and many intensities.
| Intensity | Shaking | What people notice |
|---|---|---|
| I | Not felt | Recorded by instruments only. |
| II to III | Weak | Felt by a few people at rest, mostly on upper floors; hanging objects may swing. |
| IV | Light | Felt indoors by many. Dishes, windows and doors rattle; like a heavy truck passing. |
| V | Moderate | Felt by nearly everyone; sleepers wake. Some dishes break and unstable objects tip over. |
| VI | Strong | Felt by all; heavy furniture moves, plaster cracks. Damage is slight. |
| VII | Very strong | Damage slight to moderate in ordinary buildings, considerable in poorly built ones. |
| VIII | Severe | Considerable damage in ordinary buildings, with partial collapse; chimneys and walls fall. |
| IX and up | Violent to extreme | Heavy damage even in well-designed buildings; many shifted off foundations. |
Did I just feel an earthquake?
A quake appears in these lists within minutes: a few for the US, up to twenty for a quake abroad. Search your town above, or open your state. If it was a quake, tell the USGS through its Did You Feel It? form. If shaking starts: drop, cover and hold on; stay indoors until it stops; near the coast, move to high ground after strong or long shaking without waiting for a warning.
Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.