M6.0 earthquake in South of the Fiji Islands on February 22, 2026

Strong M6.0 quake: February 22, 2026, 07:43 UTC, epicenter South of the Fiji Islands. The rupture began 636 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.

6.0magnitude
636 kmdepth
07:43time 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)2,741 km
  • Central Coast (Australia)3,057 km
  • Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)3,727 km
  • Merauke (Indonesia)4,446 km
  • Jayapura (Indonesia)4,717 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 19 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M6.3.

  • M6.3 · Mar 1, 05:44 UTC94 km
  • M5.7 · Apr 1, 06:08 UTC119 km
  • M5.4 · Aug 1, 07:46 UTC146 km
  • M5.3 · Feb 22, 07:54 UTC21 km
  • M4.9 · Jul 28, 20:23 UTC53 km
  • M4.8 · Aug 18, 01:10 UTC138 km
  • M4.8 · Mar 5, 21:56 UTC84 km
  • M4.7 · Sep 18, 06:42 UTC114 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 97 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.7 (August 19, 2002).

  • M7.7 · August 19, 2002260 km
  • M7.7 · August 19, 200289 km
  • M7.4 · August 5, 1996246 km
  • M7.3 · September 15, 201189 km
  • M7.2 · July 11, 1992216 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 12, 17:28 UTC.