LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
south of the Fiji Islands
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck south of the Fiji Islands on 28 Oct 2026, 12:58 UTC. The hypocentre was 130 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 2 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 130 km
- Latitude
- 24.20°S
- Time
- 12:58 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.6
intermediate
177.04°W longitude
28 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.6
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 250 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 120 tonnes of TNT.
130 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
2 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.8.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
28 Oct 2026, 13:31 UTC · 10 km deep
28 Oct 2026, 12:47 UTC · 10 km deep
28 Oct 2026, 12:35 UTC · 10 km deep
28 Oct 2026, 12:01 UTC · 10.6 km deep