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M5.7 Earthquake near FIJI REGION

UTC time: 2026-04-01 06:08:28 UTC Local time: —
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Automatically generated from measurement data by QuakeMap24. Values may change after further analysis.

Magnitude
M5.7
Depth
598.7 km
Source
EMSC

FIJI REGION

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M5.7 Earthquake near FIJI REGION · 2026-04-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.7 Earthquake near FIJI REGION · 2026-04-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.7 earthquake was recorded near FIJI REGION on April 1, 2026 at 06:08 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 599 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
6bd6ef049628e9d8fc0945918ec482808addb6a4
Magnitude
M5.7
Depth
598.7 km
UTC time
2026-04-01 06:08:28 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-21.65800, -179.26930
Temperature
27.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 598.7 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 598.7 km
Deep
598.7 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'alofa425.1 kmE22'400

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Volcanoes nearby

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#11
Earlier events M≥4121
Earlier events M≥528
Compared since2025-01-04

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.32026-03-01 05:44:43 UTC32.6 km###.# km ( ###.# mi) SW (az= 234.3) from San Miguel Is., CA M6.22026-02-10 20:44:52 UTC118.7 km###.# km ( ###.# mi) SW (az= 234.2) from San Miguel Is., CA M6.22026-02-10 20:44:51 UTC118.7 kmFiji region M6.02026-02-22 07:43:26 UTC123.1 km###.# km ( ###.# mi) WSW (az= 238.9) from Fortuna Foothills, AZ M6.02026-02-10 20:44:52 UTC134.3 kmFiji Islands region [Sea: Fiji]

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