Earthquake Details: Fiji region

8/13/2026, 6:03:27 PM

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred near Fiji region on 8/13/2026 at 6:03:27 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -568.9 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Samoa Tuamasaga Apia (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-568.9 km

Significance0

Latitude-18.1040

Longitude-179.8290

Event IDemsc:20260813_0000270

Magnitude4.8

Updated:8/13/2026, 7:12:33 PM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/14/2026, 7:03:27 AM GMT+13
UTC: 8/13/2026, 6:03:27 PM UTC

-568.9 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Apia

984 km NE

Nearby event sequence · 4

M5.1226 km E of Levuka, FijiBefore8/12/2026, 10:13:33 PM M4.3222 km ENE of Levuka, FijiBefore8/13/2026, 2:39:37 PM M4.2285 km WNW of Houma, TongaAfter8/15/2026, 4:31:18 AM M4.4Fiji regionAfter8/15/2026, 3:21:32 PM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 13, 2026, 07:12 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.