MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
Fiji region
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Fiji region on 14 Oct 2026, 10:49 UTC. The hypocentre was 585.1 km below the surface — deep by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. 7 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 585.1 km
- Latitude
- 20.99°S
- Time
- 10:49 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.9
deep
178.77°W longitude
14 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 5.9
Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 710 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 11 thousand tonnes of TNT.
585.1 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
7 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.7.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
19 Oct 2026, 06:15 UTC · 157.8 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 05:18 UTC · 44 km deep
18 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC · 10 km deep
18 Oct 2026, 23:30 UTC · 444.2 km deep