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M5.0 earthquake · south of the Fiji Islands

27 Oct 2026, 15:31 UTC · south of the Fiji Islands · official USGS data

Magnitude 5.0 at 509 km depth.

Location: south of the Fiji Islands
Coordinates: 23.75°S 179.74°W
Reported: 27 Oct 2026, 15:31 UTC
Category: Disaster · Earthquake
Impact: 1 of 5 · Watch
Situation: Seismic activity
Magnitude: M5.0 · depth 509 km

Seismic activity right now

■ Steady

Series of M5 quakes continues near Vanuatu, with an M5.8 on Tuesday

Earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 and above were recorded across the Pacific and Asia on Tuesday. The strongest was an M5.8 at 11 km depth about 196 km northwest of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, part of a run of shallow quakes in that area since Saturday. Others on Tuesday struck near Fiji, Tonga, Panama and Indonesia.

Four quakes of M5.0 to M5.8 hit northwest of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, on Tuesday.
An M5.4 struck 128 km south of Pundong, Indonesia, with a green PAGER alert.
On Sunday an M5.9 hit east-northeast of Nagqu, China, and an M6.1 at 116 km depth struck near Port-Olry, Vanuatu.

Updated 27 Oct 2026, 16:42 UTC · Written by Claude from the reports on this page and on the map. Check the linked sources for full details.

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