Magnitude 4.5 earthquake strikes 286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck at a depth of 488.723 kilometers on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 20:22:44 GMT. The temblor was centered 286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji, at coordinates -18.6714, -178.0442.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is responsible for reporting earthquake data globally. The magnitude of an earthquake is a measure of the energy released at the source, representing the size of the earthquake when comparing one to another.

Depth, measured in kilometers, indicates how far below the Earth's surface an earthquake originates. The reported location specifies geographical coordinates relative to a known landmass.