Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 548 km depth11 Aug 03:16 UTC: First to report: GEONET (NZ) after 5 minutes.11 Aug 03:17: Magnitude recalculated from 2.6 to 3.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 178.80 to 389.40 km (from 111 to 242 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 79 km (49 mi) towards E.11 Aug 03:19: Magnitude recalculated from 3.7 to 4.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 389.40 to 500.00 km (from 242 to 311 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1374 km (854 mi) towards N.11 Aug 03:25: Now using data updates from GFZI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 11, 2026 03:11:19 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Aug 11, 2026, at 04:11 pm (GMT +13)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.80Depth548 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude23.7°S / 179.64°WFijiSeismic antipode23.7°N / 0.36°EAlgeriaShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 14.3°C (58 F), humidity: 68%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from ESEEstimated seismic energy released1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.8 | about seismic energy18 minutes agoAug 11, 2026 03:11 GMT / Aug 11, 2026 04:11 pm (GMT +13)Lat / Lng: -23.7 / -179.64: South of Fiji IslandsSource: GFZOther sources: GEONET (NZ): 4.9 / 500 km, RaspberryShake: 4.8 / 548 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23262081',-23.70000,-179.64000,'18 minutes ago: Mag. 4.8, South of Fiji Islands',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in FijiNearby placesThe closest larger town near the epicenter is Navua, a town with 5,800 inhabitants in Fiji, in 650 km (404 mi) distance to the north, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry650 km (404 mi)N of epicenterNavua(pop: 5,810)I: Not feltSerua Province, CentralFiji651 km (404 mi)N of epicenterSuva(pop: 77,400)I: Not feltRewa Province, CentralFiji685 km (426 mi)NW of epicenterSigatoka(pop: 17,600)I: Not feltNandronga and Navosa Province, WesternFijiNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-08-11EpicenterAgency4.8548 km341 mi03:11:19.14South of Fiji IslandsGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)4.9500 km311 mi03:11:17New Zealand57 km (36 mi) epicenter difference with GFZGEONET (NZ) (Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey, New Zealand)4.8548 km341 mi03:11:19South of Fiji Islands0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with GFZRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 6 km2 (2 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 4 km (3 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Aug 11, 2026 04:11 pm (GMT +13)18 minutes ago4.8548 km0 km - This quakeSouth Pacific Ocean, FijiMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 113 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.12 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 8.3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.4 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 111 quakes per year (or 9.3 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 134 quakes per year (or 11.2 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 134 quakes per year (or 11.2 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 15 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake