STRONG EARTHQUAKE
Fiji region
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Fiji region on 05 Nov 2026, 17:21 UTC. The hypocentre was 540.8 km below the surface — deep by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. The figures have been revised 6 times since the first report. 8 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 540.8 km
- Latitude
- 21.17°S
- Time
- 17:21 UTC
- Magnitude
- M6.1
deep
178.65°W longitude
05 Nov 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 6.1
Can be destructive in populated areas up to about 160 km across.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 45 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0, roughly the energy of 21 thousand tonnes of TNT.
540.8 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 5.9.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
07 Nov 2026, 23:27 UTC · 10 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 23:25 UTC · 607 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 23:17 UTC · 10 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 20:55 UTC · 136.7 km deep