Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 439 km depth17 Oct 04:32 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 14 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 17, 2026 04:19:05 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Oct 17, 2026, at 04:19 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.67Depth439 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude16.019°S / 177.725°WFijiSeismic antipode16.019°N / 2.275°EMaliShaking intensityNot feltPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Nearest volcanoLobster (172 km / 107 mi)Estimated 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 energy14 minutes agoOct 17, 2026 04:19 GMT / Oct 17, 2026 04:19 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -16.019 / -177.725: Fiji Islands RegionSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23443217',-16.01900,-177.72500,'14 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 198 km (123 mi) distance to the north, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry198 km (123 mi)N of epicenterLeava(pop: 480)I: Not feltSigave Wallis & Futuna347 km (216 mi)NE of epicenterMata-Utu(pop: 1,200)I: Not feltUvea Wallis & Futuna420 km (261 mi)E of epicenterHihifo(pop: 301)I: Not feltNiuasTonga493 km (307 mi)SE of epicenterNeiafu(pop: 3,830)I: Not feltVava'uTonga550 km (342 mi)SE of epicenterFangale'ounga(pop: 2,020)I: Not feltHa'apaiTonga607 km (377 mi)NE of epicenterSagone(pop: 776)I: Not feltSatupa'itea Samoa613 km (381 mi)NE of epicenterTaga(pop: 680)I: Not feltPalauli Samoa614 km (381 mi)NE of epicenterAsau(pop: 6,640)I: Not feltVaisigano Samoa624 km (387 mi)SE of epicenterNukunuku(pop: 2,100)I: Not feltTongatapuTonga626 km (389 mi)NE of epicenterGataivai(pop: 1,140)I: Not feltPalauli Samoa628 km (390 mi)SE of epicenterNuku'alofa(pop: 22,400)I: Not feltKolofo'ou, TongatapuTonga634 km (394 mi)SE of epicenterKolonga(pop: 1,210)I: Not feltTongatapuTonga640 km (398 mi)NE of epicenterSafotu(pop: 1,210)I: Not feltGagaifomauga Samoa644 km (400 mi)SE of epicenterFua'amotu(pop: 1,680)I: Not feltTongatapuTonga647 km (402 mi)NE of epicenterSamalaeulu(pop: 789)I: Not feltGaga'emauga Samoa649 km (403 mi)NE of epicenterSapapali'i(pop: 877)I: Not feltFa'asaleleaga Samoa660 km (410 mi)SE of epicenter'Ohonua(pop: 1,470)I: Not felt'Eua Prope, EuaTongaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-10-17EpicenterAgency4.67439 km273 mi04:19:05.81Fiji 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)Oct 17, 2026 04:19 am (Universal Time)14 minutes ago4.7439 km0 km - This quakeFijiMain 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 20.1 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.16 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6.3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2.4 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 20.1 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 41 quakes per year (or 3.4 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 41 quakes per year (or 3.4 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 20 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