Signal · Earthquake · 20 Oct, 23:24 UTC
M4.9 earthquake: south of the Fiji Islands
M4.9
mb magnitude
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck south of the Fiji Islands at 23:24 UTC on 20 Oct 2026, according to the USGS. 16 other earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and above hit within 500 km in the last 30 days; the strongest was M5.1, south of the Fiji Islands, on 9 Nov 2026. The nearest city OrbitalSpace tracks is Nuku‘alofa, Tonga, 720 km away.
Event
- Origin time
- 23:24 UTC
- 20 Oct 2026
- Coordinates
- 25.50° S, 179.59° E
- Depth
- Significance
- Felt reports
- PAGER alert
- Review status
- Network
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Nearest tracked city
Within 500 km, last 30 days
16 other quakes nearby, the strongest M5.1.
- M4.9south of the Fiji Islands9 Nov · 323 km323 km · 9 Nov, 23:45 UTC
- M4.6south of the Fiji Islands9 Nov · 208 km208 km · 9 Nov, 19:09 UTC
- M4.9south of the Fiji Islands9 Nov · 345 km345 km · 9 Nov, 02:21 UTC
- M5.1south of the Fiji Islands9 Nov · 206 km206 km · 9 Nov, 00:46 UTC
- M4.6south of the Fiji Islands5 Nov · 222 km222 km · 5 Nov, 22:34 UTC
- M4.6south of the Fiji Islands4 Nov · 42 km42 km · 4 Nov, 21:24 UTC
- M4.7south of the Fiji Islands2 Nov · 15 km15 km · 2 Nov, 14:05 UTC
- M4.7Kermadec Islands region1 Nov · 322 km322 km · 1 Nov, 21:26 UTC
- M4.6south of the Fiji Islands28 Oct · 370 km370 km · 28 Oct, 12:58 UTC
- M4.8south of the Fiji Islands27 Oct · 204 km204 km · 27 Oct, 15:31 UTC
- M4.5south of the Fiji Islands25 Oct · 103 km103 km · 25 Oct, 13:54 UTC
- M4.8south of the Fiji Islands20 Oct · 373 km373 km · 20 Oct, 16:29 UTC
Magnitude 4.5 and above from the USGS monthly feed.