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M5.3 Earthquake near South of Fiji Islands

UTC time: 2026-02-26 15:29:44 UTC Local time: —
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Automatically generated from measurement data by QuakeMap24. Values may change after further analysis.

Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
497.0 km
Source
GFZ

South of Fiji Islands

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M5.3 Earthquake near South of Fiji Islands · 2026-02-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near South of Fiji Islands · 2026-02-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On February 26, 2026 at 15:29 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near South of Fiji Islands. The deep hypocenter at about 497 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
59ea706f2d4704d9ef61c069910621e9a1212e93
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
497.0 km
UTC time
2026-02-26 15:29:44 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-25.47000, 179.94000
Temperature
25.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 497 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 497 km
Deep
497 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Nuku'alofa691.5 kmNE22'400

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Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours0
Strongest subsequent eventM5.4
M4.72026-03-08 10:59:15 UTC88.3 kmSouth of Fiji Islands M4.92026-03-08 10:59:15 UTC93.7 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M4.52026-03-09 19:07:51 UTC62.9 kmSouth of Fiji Islands M4.62026-03-09 19:07:52 UTC59.9 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M4.62026-03-09 23:33:30 UTC85.1 kmSouth of Fiji Islands M5.42026-03-11 07:40:38 UTC30.0 km M4.82026-03-19 15:00:28 UTC84.3 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M4.62026-03-19 15:00:29 UTC81.3 kmSouth of Fiji Islands M4.52026-03-25 20:05:47 UTC64.5 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS

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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#5
Earlier events M≥486
Earlier events M≥58
Compared since2025-01-02

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.62025-11-21 12:38:00 UTC137.2 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M5.62025-11-21 12:37:59 UTC135.2 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M5.62025-11-21 12:37:58 UTC135.7 kmSouth of Fiji Islands M5.52025-03-22 01:15:13 UTC143.5 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M5.22026-01-25 04:13:02 UTC36.9 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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