M6.3 earthquake in Fiji region on March 1, 2026

Strong M6.3 quake: March 1, 2026, 05:44 UTC, epicenter Fiji region. The rupture began 579 km below the surface. This was a deep earthquake: with the focus hundreds of kilometers down, shaking spreads widely but is weaker at the surface.

6.3magnitude
579 kmdepth
05:44time 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)2,831 km
  • Central Coast (Australia)3,137 km
  • Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)3,818 km
  • Merauke (Indonesia)4,538 km
  • Jayapura (Indonesia)4,806 km

Did you feel an earthquake?

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 29 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.9.

  • M5.9 · Oct 14, 10:49 UTC115 km
  • M5.7 · Apr 1, 06:08 UTC25 km
  • M5.4 · Aug 1, 07:46 UTC72 km
  • M4.9 · Jul 28, 20:23 UTC109 km
  • M4.9 · Apr 1, 23:44 UTC63 km
  • M4.8 · Aug 18, 01:10 UTC45 km
  • M4.8 · Jun 22, 14:51 UTC118 km
  • M4.8 · Mar 21, 05:56 UTC67 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 116 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.8 (October 14, 1997).

  • M7.8 · October 14, 1997278 km
  • M7.7 · August 19, 200213 km
  • M7.4 · August 5, 1996171 km
  • M7.4 · May 23, 2013265 km
  • M7.3 · September 15, 201123 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 15, 22:02 UTC.