Magnitude 6.1 earthquake: Lau Islands region, Fiji

On 5 November 2026 at 17:21 UTC a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck at a depth of 535 km. Location: Lau Islands region, Fiji.

No tsunami message was issued for this earthquake. The USGS PAGER system rates the expected losses as green; the scale runs from green to red.

Updated 5 November 2026 · All times are UTC.

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Key facts

Time

5 November 2026, 17:21 UTC

Magnitude

6.1 (mww)

Depth

535.0 km

Tsunami

none

Alert level

PAGER: green

Coordinates

-21.20, -178.71

Source

USGS

What the simulator shows

At this depth and distance from the nearest towns the model finds no populated place with shaking above intensity V.

This is a simplified model, not a damage report. Real effects depend on soil, buildings, terrain and the details of the event.

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Sources

• Official data: USGS
• GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): geonames.org