M4.9 earthquake south of the Fiji Islands
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck south of the Fiji Islands at Apr 8, 8:16 PM ET, 338 km deep, light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage.
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| Magnitude | 4.9 mb |
| Time | 9 Apr 2026, 00:16 UTC |
| Location | -25.561°, -178.554° – south of the Fiji Islands |
| Depth | 338.4 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us6000snli |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | south of the Fiji Islands · PAGER green | Jul 15, 6:57 PM 93 d ago | 340 km | – |
| 5.2 | south of the Fiji Islands | Feb 15, 10:02 PM 243 d ago | 223 km | – |
| 4.4 | south of the Fiji Islands | Oct 25, 5:32 PM 356 d ago | 352 km | – |
| 4.4 | south of the Fiji Islands | Oct 5, 10:04 AM 376 d ago | 392 km | – |
| 4.3 | south of the Fiji Islands | Sep 22, 2:48 PM 24 d ago | 408 km | – |
| 4.3 | south of the Fiji Islands | Jun 4, 2:18 PM 134 d ago | 373 km | – |
| 4.2 | south of the Fiji Islands | Apr 19, 1:13 AM 181 d ago | 402 km | – |
| 4.1 | south of the Fiji Islands | Oct 25, 11:18 AM 356 d ago | 357 km | – |
| 4.0 | south of the Fiji Islands | Sep 2, 5:19 PM 44 d ago | 201 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 338 km.
Was it felt?
No felt reports have been submitted to the USGS so far.
Were there aftershocks?
1 earthquakes within 100 km in the following two weeks are in our records, the strongest M4.2.
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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.