Signal · Earthquake · 16 Oct, 21:26 UTC
M4.5 earthquake: south of the Fiji Islands
M4.5
mb magnitude
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck south of the Fiji Islands at 21:26 UTC on 16 Oct 2026, according to the USGS. 21 other earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and above hit within 500 km in the last 30 days; the strongest was M6.1, Fiji region, on 5 Nov 2026. The nearest city OrbitalSpace tracks is Nuku‘alofa, Tonga, 551 km away.
Event
- Origin time
- 21:26 UTC
- 16 Oct 2026
- Coordinates
- 23.75° S, 179.76° W
- Depth
- Significance
- Felt reports
- PAGER alert
- Review status
- Network
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Nearest tracked city
Within 500 km, last 30 days
21 other quakes nearby, the strongest M6.1.
- M4.9south of the Fiji Islands9 Nov · 259 km259 km · 9 Nov, 23:45 UTC
- M4.6south of the Fiji Islands9 Nov · 22 km22 km · 9 Nov, 19:09 UTC
- M4.9south of the Fiji Islands9 Nov · 322 km322 km · 9 Nov, 02:21 UTC
- M5.1south of the Fiji Islands9 Nov · 105 km105 km · 9 Nov, 00:46 UTC
- M4.5Fiji region7 Nov · 342 km342 km · 7 Nov, 15:05 UTC
- M4.6south of the Fiji Islands5 Nov · 39 km39 km · 5 Nov, 22:34 UTC
- M6.1Fiji region5 Nov · 304 km304 km · 5 Nov, 17:21 UTC
- M4.6south of the Fiji Islands4 Nov · 168 km168 km · 4 Nov, 21:24 UTC
- M4.7south of the Fiji Islands2 Nov · 215 km215 km · 2 Nov, 14:05 UTC
- M4.7Kermadec Islands region1 Nov · 437 km437 km · 1 Nov, 21:26 UTC
- M4.6south of the Fiji Islands28 Oct · 281 km281 km · 28 Oct, 12:58 UTC
- M4.8south of the Fiji Islands27 Oct · 8 km8 km · 27 Oct, 15:31 UTC
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- M4.5south of the Fiji Islands25 Oct · 102 km102 km · 25 Oct, 13:54 UTC
- M4.7165 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga22 Oct · 440 km440 km · 22 Oct, 16:51 UTC
- M4.9south of the Fiji Islands20 Oct · 205 km205 km · 20 Oct, 23:24 UTC
- M4.8south of the Fiji Islands20 Oct · 284 km284 km · 20 Oct, 16:29 UTC
- M4.6south of the Fiji Islands19 Oct · 46 km46 km · 19 Oct, 16:13 UTC
- M5.9Fiji region14 Oct · 318 km318 km · 14 Oct, 10:49 UTC
- M4.5south of the Fiji Islands12 Oct · 156 km156 km · 12 Oct, 05:15 UTC
- M4.6268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga11 Oct · 432 km432 km · 11 Oct, 10:05 UTC
- M4.5south of the Fiji Islands11 Oct · 28 km28 km · 11 Oct, 07:28 UTC
Magnitude 4.5 and above from the USGS monthly feed.