M6.2 earthquake in Fiji region on February 10, 2026

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck on February 10, 2026 at 20:44 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was Fiji region, at a depth of 513 km. This was a deep earthquake: with the focus hundreds of kilometers down, shaking spreads widely but is weaker at the surface.

6.2magnitude
513 kmdepth
20:44time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

  • Sunshine Coast (Australia)2,963 km
  • Central Coast (Australia)3,277 km
  • Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)3,904 km
  • Merauke (Indonesia)4,629 km
  • Jayapura (Indonesia)4,880 km

Did you feel an earthquake?

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 48 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M6.3.

  • M6.3 · Mar 1, 05:44 UTC141 km
  • M5.9 · Oct 14, 10:49 UTC41 km
  • M5.7 · Jul 5, 14:22 UTC134 km
  • M5.7 · Apr 1, 06:08 UTC119 km
  • M5.5 · Jul 14, 22:50 UTC38 km
  • M5.0 · Sep 1, 01:29 UTC66 km
  • M4.9 · Aug 27, 23:02 UTC97 km
  • M4.9 · Jun 2, 00:49 UTC130 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 127 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.8 (October 14, 1997).

  • M7.8 · October 14, 1997205 km
  • M7.7 · August 19, 2002139 km
  • M7.4 · August 5, 199638 km
  • M7.4 · May 23, 2013250 km
  • M7.3 · September 15, 2011136 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayWeather in Sunshine CoastEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from May 1, 14:35 UTC.