M 5.5 in Fiji on 14 Jul 2026 22:50 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1551894
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 574.3 Km
Lat/Lon: -20.748 , -178.5092
Event Date: 14 Jul 2026 22:50 UTC
15 Jul 2026 10:50 Local
Exposed Population:
Few people affected in MMI -
Inserted at: 14 Jul 2026 23:05 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Fiji)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000t0hk Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

5.4-magnitude quake hits Fiji Islands region -- GFZ 7/15/2026 1:08:00 AM.

BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted Fiji Islands region at 2250 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 584.5 km, was initially determined to
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5.4-magnitude quake hits Fiji Islands region -- GFZ 7/15/2026 1:08:00 AM.

BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted Fiji Islands region at 2250 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 584.5 km, was initially determined to
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Strong mag. 5.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 205 km south of Kaba.. 7/15/2026 12:15:00 AM.

Alert level for this earthquake: Level GREEN Based on seismic and statistical models, USGS estimates that the risk of fatalities and damage from this earthquake is low . The main factors that contribute to this evaluation are: The maximum e
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5.4-magnitude quake hits Fiji Islands region -- GFZ 7/14/2026 11:29:00 PM.

BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), WMO (1), (2), INFORM (2), USGS (2),