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M4.5 Earthquake near Fiji Islands Region

UTC time: 2026-03-16 13:10:24 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
581.0 km
Source
GFZ

Fiji Islands Region

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About this earthquake

On March 16, 2026 at 13:10 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near Fiji Islands Region. At roughly 581 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 GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
69e96d8a76db55519f5f0750b06bb7f54fe51890
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
581.0 km
UTC time
2026-03-16 13:10:24 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-17.86000, -178.52000
Temperature
27.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 581 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 581 km
Deep
581 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: 191 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'241 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Fiji
  • Lobster
    Distance: 368 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'500 m ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 397 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga
  • Dugong
    Distance: 402 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -1'170 m ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 412 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 415 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Lakeba Island AirportFiji · LKB · NFNK
    49.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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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