M5.5 earthquake near Tubou, Fiji – now
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 180 km SE of Tubou, Fiji on Nov 15, 2026 at 17:15 local time (05:15 UTC), at a depth of 469.9 km. It was a deep earthquake, so shaking at the surface is usually weaker and felt over a wider area. The magnitude was revised from M5.5 to M5.5 after further analysis.
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Forecast: Copernicus EFFIS (FWI index)
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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- Magnitude
- M5.5 (mw)
- Depth
- 469.9 km
- Local time
- Nov 15, 2026, 17:15 UTC+12
- UTC time
- Nov 15, 2026, 05:15
- Location
- 180 km SE of Tubou, Fiji
Fiji Region - Coordinates
- -19.555, -177.822
- Status
- Automatic solution (may be revised)
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Reported by
- EMSC: M5.5 mw · 469.9 km · 20261115_0000051
- USGS: M5.5 mww · 469.9 km · us7000tyca
Revision history (2)
- – mag: 5.5 → 5.3; mag_type: m → mb; location; depth_km: 467.9 → 459.2
- – mag: 5.3 → 5.5; mag_type: mb → mw; location; depth_km: 459.2 → 469.9