M5.4 earthquake south of the Fiji Islands
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck south of the Fiji Islands at Aug 1, 3:46 AM ET, 559 km deep, moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings.
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| Magnitude | 5.4 mww |
| Time | 1 Aug 2026, 07:46 UTC |
| Location | -22.353°, -179.087° – south of the Fiji Islands |
| Depth | 559.3 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| Max. estimated intensity (MMI) | 1.0 |
| PAGER alert | green |
| USGS event | us6000thf3 |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.3 | Fiji region · PAGER green | Mar 1, 12:44 AM 230 d ago | 579 km | – |
| 5.7 | Fiji region · PAGER green | Apr 1, 2:08 AM 199 d ago | 597 km | – |
| 5.2 | Fiji region | Dec 3, 11:31 PM 317 d ago | 599 km | – |
| 4.9 | Fiji region | Apr 1, 7:44 PM 198 d ago | 591 km | – |
| 4.8 | Fiji region | Aug 17, 9:10 PM 60 d ago | 577 km | – |
| 4.8 | Fiji region | Mar 21, 1:56 AM 210 d ago | 499 km | – |
| 4.8 | south of the Fiji Islands | Mar 6, 5:38 AM 224 d ago | 379 km | – |
| 4.8 | Fiji region | Mar 5, 4:56 PM 225 d ago | 608 km | – |
| 4.8 | south of the Fiji Islands | Jan 24, 7:12 AM 265 d ago | 581 km | – |
| 4.7 | Fiji region | Sep 18, 2:42 AM 29 d ago | 548 km | – |
| 4.7 | Fiji region | Aug 4, 4:30 PM 73 d ago | 613 km | – |
| 4.7 | Fiji region | Jun 18, 8:29 AM 120 d ago | 625 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the south of the Fiji Islands earthquake?
Magnitude 5.4 (mww), moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings. Depth 559 km. Strongest estimated shaking: intensity 1.0 on the Modified Mercalli scale.
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 M4.7.
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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.