Earthquakes in Fiji — May 2026

15 earthquakes were recorded in Fiji during May 2026, an average of 0.5 per day.

15 reached magnitude 4 or above and 2 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 519 km.

The month's largest event in Fiji was a magnitude 5.1 earthquake near Levuka, Fiji on 07 May 2026 at 11:48 UTC. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake radiates roughly 674 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is close to the Fiji monthly average of 15 events over the period we cover, and up from the 13 recorded the previous month.

7% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 0% intermediate (70–300 km) and 93% deep-focus (over 300 km). That proportion of deep-focus events is the signature of a subduction zone: only a cold slab descending into the mantle stays brittle enough to rupture at those depths.

By band, the catalogue holds 13 in the magnitude 4 range, 2 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 23 May, when 3 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M5.1 near Levuka, Fiji on 07 May at 587 km; M5.1 near Lautoka, Fiji on 20 May at 10 km; M4.9 near Levuka, Fiji on 26 May at 536 km.

That is close to the 15 events Fiji averages per month across the 21 months on record.