Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 372 km depth30 Oct 05:18 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 9 minutes.30 Oct 05:22: Now using data updates from EMSC30 Oct 05:27: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 4.8. Epicenter location corrected by 4.9 km (3 mi) towards E.30 Oct 05:27: Now using data updates from USGSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 30, 2026 05:10:19 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Oct 29, 2026, at 05:10 pm (GMT -12)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.80Depth372 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude18.1766°S / 177.0471°WFijiSeismic antipode18.1766°N / 2.9529°EMaliQuality46 seismic stationsShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeLight Rain 24.5°C (76 F), humidity: 81%, wind: 4 m/s (8 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 energy27 minutes agoOct 30, 2026 05:10 GMT / Oct 29, 2026 05:10 pm (GMT -12)Lat / Lng: -18.1766 / -177.0471: Fiji RegionSource: USGSOther sources: RaspberryShake: 5.0 / 398 km, GFZ: 5.0 / 398 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23474943',-18.17660,-177.04710,'27 minutes ago: Mag. 4.8, Fiji Region',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 Neiafu, a town with 3,800 inhabitants in Tonga, in 328 km (204 mi) distance to the east, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry328 km (204 mi)E of epicenterNeiafu(pop: 3,830)I: Not feltVava'uTonga336 km (209 mi)SE of epicenterFangale'ounga(pop: 2,020)I: Not feltHa'apaiTonga376 km (234 mi)SE of epicenterNukunuku(pop: 2,100)I: Not feltTongatapuTonga382 km (237 mi)SE of epicenterNuku'alofa(pop: 22,400)I: Not feltKolofo'ou, TongatapuTonga389 km (242 mi)SE of epicenterKolonga(pop: 1,210)I: Not feltTongatapuTonga397 km (247 mi)SE of epicenterFua'amotu(pop: 1,680)I: Not feltTongatapuTonga414 km (257 mi)SE of epicenter'Ohonua(pop: 1,470)I: Not felt'Eua Prope, EuaTonga425 km (264 mi)NE of epicenterHihifo(pop: 301)I: Not feltNiuasTonga448 km (278 mi)N of epicenterLeava(pop: 480)I: Not feltSigave Wallis & Futuna552 km (343 mi)N of epicenterMata-Utu(pop: 1,200)I: Not feltUvea Wallis & Futuna688 km (427 mi)NE of epicenterTaga(pop: 680)I: Not feltPalauli Samoa688 km (428 mi)NE of epicenterSagone(pop: 776)I: Not feltSatupa'itea Samoa698 km (434 mi)NE of epicenterGataivai(pop: 1,140)I: Not feltPalauli Samoa700 km (435 mi)NE of epicenterAsau(pop: 6,640)I: Not feltVaisigano Samoa720 km (448 mi)NE of epicenterSapapali'i(pop: 877)I: Not feltFa'asaleleaga Samoa721 km (448 mi)NE of epicenterMulifanua(pop: 4,510)I: Not feltAiga-i-le-Tai Samoa723 km (449 mi)NE of epicenterSafotu(pop: 1,210)I: Not feltGagaifomauga Samoa727 km (452 mi)NE of epicenterSamalaeulu(pop: 789)I: Not feltGaga'emauga Samoa729 km (453 mi)NE of epicenterSi'umu(pop: 1,180)I: Not feltTuamasaga Samoa730 km (454 mi)NE of epicenterFasito`outa(pop: 2,100)I: Not feltA'ana Samoa738 km (459 mi)NE of epicenterMatavai(pop: 1,310)I: Not feltGagaifomauga Samoa743 km (462 mi)NE of epicenterApia(pop: 40,400)I: Not feltTuamasaga Samoa750 km (466 mi)NE of epicenterSolosolo(pop: 1,490)I: Not feltAtua Samoa752 km (467 mi)NE of epicenterMaasina(pop: 160)I: Not felt Samoa755 km (469 mi)NE of epicenterLalomanu(pop: 704)I: Not feltAtua SamoaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-10-30EpicenterAgency4.8372 km231 mi±9.2 km05:10:19.806Fiji regionEpicenter uncertainty: ± 11 kmUSGS (United States Geological Survey)5.0398 km247 mi05:10:21Fiji Islands Region16 km (9.7 mi) epicenter difference with USGSRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)5.02398 km247 mi±6.9 km05:10:21.12±0.38sFiji Islands Region16 km (9.8 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEpicenter uncertainty: ± 6.2 kmGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)4.8372 km231 mi05:10:19.806±2.01sFIJI REGION0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEpicenter uncertainty: ± 20 kmEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)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)Oct 29, 2026 05:10 pm (GMT -12)27 minutes ago4.8372 km0 km - This quakeSouth Pacific Ocean, 185 km E of Lakeba Island, Eastern, 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 73 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 10.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2.8 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 72 quakes per year (or 6 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 108 quakes per year (or 9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 108 quakes per year (or 9 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake