22 Feb 2026, 07:54 UTC · Feb 22, 2:54 AM ET
M5.3 earthquake south of the Fiji Islands
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck south of the Fiji Islands at Feb 22, 2:54 AM ET, 642 km deep, moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings.
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| Magnitude | 5.3 mb |
| Time | 22 Feb 2026, 07:54 UTC |
| Location | -21.843°, 179.435° – south of the Fiji Islands |
| Depth | 642.4 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us6000sarg |
Within 100 km
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | south of the Fiji Islands · PAGER green | Feb 22, 2:43 AM 237 d ago | 636 km | – |
| 4.9 | south of the Fiji Islands | Jul 28, 4:23 PM 80 d ago | 574 km | – |
| 4.5 | south of the Fiji Islands | Oct 24, 5:39 AM 357 d ago | 600 km | – |
| 4.4 | south of the Fiji Islands | Jun 24, 11:34 PM 114 d ago | 587 km | – |
| 4.4 | south of the Fiji Islands | Mar 31, 7:29 PM 199 d ago | 582 km | – |
| 4.4 | south of the Fiji Islands | Dec 7, 6:32 AM 313 d ago | 606 km | – |
| 4.3 | south of the Fiji Islands | Sep 27, 7:55 PM 19 d ago | 597 km | – |
| 4.3 | south of the Fiji Islands | Mar 29, 5:25 AM 201 d ago | 594 km | – |
| 4.2 | south of the Fiji Islands | Aug 29, 4:23 AM 49 d ago | 601 km | – |
| 4.2 | Fiji region | Apr 27, 9:48 PM 172 d ago | 596 km | – |
| 4.2 | south of the Fiji Islands | Nov 9, 9:11 AM 341 d ago | 604 km | – |
| 4.1 | south of the Fiji Islands | Aug 19, 4:02 PM 58 d ago | 597 km | – |
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About this earthquake
How strong was the south of the Fiji Islands earthquake?
Magnitude 5.3 (mb), moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings. Depth 642 km.
Was it felt?
No felt reports have been submitted to the USGS so far.
Were there aftershocks?
No earthquakes within 100 km have followed so far in our records.
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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.