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M4.5 Earthquake near FIJI REGION

UTC time: 2026-02-21 18:11:38 UTC Local time: —
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Automatically generated from measurement data by QuakeMap24. Values may change after further analysis.

Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
606.0 km
Source
EMSC

FIJI REGION

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About this earthquake

On February 21, 2026 at 18:11 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near FIJI REGION. At roughly 606 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
2e70ac8fd413e3f3c722a84d4254ff125af84e25
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
606.0 km
UTC time
2026-02-21 18:11:38 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-17.89950, -177.94080
Temperature
28.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 606 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 606 km
Deep
606 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Taveuni
    Distance: 245 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lobster
    Distance: 336 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 354 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 355 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 355 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Late
    Distance: 362 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 540 m ·Last eruption: 1854 ·Tonga

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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