M4.9 earthquake south of the Fiji Islands
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck south of the Fiji Islands at Feb 17, 10:11 AM ET, 543 km deep, light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage.
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| Magnitude | 4.9 mb |
| Time | 17 Feb 2026, 15:11 UTC |
| Location | -23.584°, 179.845° – south of the Fiji Islands |
| Depth | 543.2 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us6000s9sa |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | south of the Fiji Islands · PAGER green | Nov 21, 7:37 AM 329 d ago | 516 km | – |
| 5.5 | south of the Fiji Islands · PAGER green | Aug 25, 8:12 AM 52 d ago | 532 km | – |
| 5.5 | south of the Fiji Islands · PAGER green | Jan 7, 5:00 PM 282 d ago | 539 km | – |
| 5.4 | south of the Fiji Islands · PAGER green | Jun 6, 11:56 PM 132 d ago | 509 km | – |
| 5.4 | south of the Fiji Islands · PAGER green | Oct 31, 1:56 PM 350 d ago | 529 km | – |
| 5.1 | south of the Fiji Islands | May 10, 7:15 PM 159 d ago | 561 km | – |
| 5.0 | south of the Fiji Islands | Oct 5, 4:22 PM 11 d ago | 519 km | – |
| 5.0 | south of the Fiji Islands | May 10, 7:20 PM 159 d ago | 552 km | 1 report |
| 4.9 | south of the Fiji Islands | May 30, 11:57 PM 139 d ago | 482 km | – |
| 4.8 | south of the Fiji Islands | Feb 22, 7:07 PM 236 d ago | 551 km | – |
| 4.8 | south of the Fiji Islands | Feb 21, 9:56 AM 237 d ago | 472 km | – |
| 4.7 | south of the Fiji Islands | Jul 18, 4:28 AM 91 d ago | 531 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the south of the Fiji Islands earthquake?
Magnitude 4.9 (mb), light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage. Depth 543 km.
Was it felt?
No felt reports have been submitted to the USGS so far.
Were there aftershocks?
2 earthquakes within 100 km in the following two weeks are in our records, the strongest M4.8.
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Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake catalog, real-time feeds and FDSN event service; magnitudes and locations are revised by seismologists for hours after an event. Times are Eastern (ET) unless marked UTC. Not an alert service: for warnings follow local authorities and tsunami centers.