Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 563 km depth1 Jun 05:28 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 13 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 1, 2026 05:16:16 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Jun 1, 2026, at 05:16 pm (Pacific/Fiji GMT +12)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.68Depth563 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude17.948°S / 178.342°WFijiSeismic antipode17.948°N / 1.658°EMaliShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Nearest volcanoKatafaga (62 km / 39 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeFew Clouds 26.3°C (79 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 9 m/s (18 kts) from EEstimated seismic energy released7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.7 | about seismic energy13 minutes agoJun 1, 2026 05:16 GMT / Jun 1, 2026 05:16 pm (Fiji time)Lat / Lng: -17.948 / -178.342: Fiji Islands RegionSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23053715',-17.94800,-178.34200,'13 minutes ago: Mag. 4.7, Fiji Islands 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 Leava, a town with 480 inhabitants in Wallis and Futuna, in 407 km (253 mi) distance to the north, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry407 km (253 mi)N of epicenterLeava(pop: 480)I: Not feltSigave Wallis & Futuna467 km (290 mi)E of epicenterNeiafu(pop: 3,830)I: Not feltVava'uTonga468 km (291 mi)SE of epicenterFangale'ounga(pop: 2,020)I: Not feltHa'apaiTonga477 km (296 mi)SE of epicenterNukunuku(pop: 2,100)I: Not feltTongatapuTonga484 km (301 mi)SE of epicenterNuku'alofa(pop: 22,400)I: Not feltKolofo'ou, TongatapuTonga493 km (306 mi)SE of epicenterKolonga(pop: 1,210)I: Not feltTongatapuTonga499 km (310 mi)SE of epicenterFua'amotu(pop: 1,680)I: Not feltTongatapuTonga518 km (322 mi)SE of epicenter'Ohonua(pop: 1,470)I: Not felt'Eua Prope, EuaTonga532 km (331 mi)NE of epicenterHihifo(pop: 301)I: Not feltNiuasTonga568 km (353 mi)NE of epicenterMata-Utu(pop: 1,200)I: Not feltUvea Wallis & Futuna780 km (485 mi)NE of epicenterSataua(pop: 771): Not feltVaisigano 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 GMT2026-06-1EpicenterAgency4.68563 km350 mi05:16:16.42Fiji Islands RegionGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)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 5 km2 (2 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 4 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jun 1, 2026 05:16 pm (Fiji)13 minutes ago4.7563 km0 km - This quakeSouth Pacific Ocean, 56 km NE 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 264 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 20.8 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.39 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.6 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 9.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 260 quakes per year (or 21.7 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 343 quakes per year (or 28.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 343 quakes per year (or 28.6 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake