Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 551 km depth30 Oct 11:16 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 19 minutes.30 Oct 11:16: Now using data updates from USGSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 30, 2026 10:57:48 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Oct 30, 2026, at 10:57 pm (GMT +12)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.40Depth551 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude23.5822°S / 179.8051°EFijiSeismic antipode23.5822°N / 0.195°WAlgeriaQuality30 seismic stationsShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeLight Rain 21.9°C (71 F), humidity: 85%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from WSWEstimated seismic energy released2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.4 | about seismic energy37 minutes agoOct 30, 2026 10:57 GMT / Oct 30, 2026 10:57 pm (GMT +12)Lat / Lng: -23.5822 / 179.8051: South of the Fiji IslandsSource: USGSOther sources: EMSC: 4.4 / 551 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23475503',-23.58220,179.80510,'37 minutes ago: Mag. 4.4, South of the 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 620 km (385 mi) distance to the north, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry620 km (385 mi)N of epicenterNavua(pop: 5,810): Not feltSerua Province, CentralFijiNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-10-30EpicenterAgency4.4551 km342 mi±6.6 km10:57:48.963south of the Fiji IslandsEpicenter uncertainty: ± 12 kmUSGS (United States Geological Survey)4.4551 km342 mi10:57:48.963±1.41sSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEpicenter uncertainty: ± 26 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 3 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Oct 30, 2026 10:57 pm (GMT +12)37 minutes ago4.4551 km0 km - This quakeSouth of the Fiji IslandsMain 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 44 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.23 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2.6 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 43 quakes per year (or 3.6 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 64 quakes per year (or 5.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 64 quakes per year (or 5.3 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 13 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake