MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
south of the Fiji Islands
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck south of the Fiji Islands on 05 Oct 2026, 20:22 UTC. The hypocentre was 518.6 km below the surface — deep by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. 8 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 518.6 km
- Latitude
- 24.42°S
- Time
- 20:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.0
deep
179.81°E longitude
05 Oct 2026
mb
EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 5.0
Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 32 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 477 tonnes of TNT.
518.6 KM DEEP
Deep earthquakes rarely cause damage. The energy dissipates over hundreds of kilometres before reaching the surface, though it can still be felt far from the epicentre.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
8 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.0.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
19 Oct 2026, 08:51 UTC · 124.8 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 08:21 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 08:12 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 07:55 UTC · 10 km deep