Observed earthquake
SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS
Recent observationReported by 2 agencies. Every solution below is that agency's own measurement, stored unaltered.
Agency solutions
The same earthquake as measured independently by each agency. Values are never averaged or rewritten.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Origin time | Epicentre | Review status | Source record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOFONGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences | M5.0 mb | 528 km | 2026-10-09 15:18:55 UTC | 24.60°S, 179.82°W | Not stated | gfz2026tuor ↗ |
| EMSCEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre | M4.8 mb | 512 km | 2026-10-09 15:18:55 UTC | 24.62°S, 179.95°E | Not stated | 20261009_0000225 ↗ |
Source: Earthquake solutions from the GEOFON programme, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. · Retrieved: 2026-10-09 15:26:49 UTC
Source: Earthquake data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) via SeismicPortal. · Retrieved: 2026-10-09 15:31:53 UTC · grouped with match confidence 93%
Why the agencies differ
Differences of a few tenths of a magnitude unit and tens of kilometres are normal and expected. Each agency uses a different set of seismic stations, a different velocity model for the Earth's interior, and sometimes a different magnitude scale altogether. None of them is “wrong”; they are independent measurements of the same event.
Prakruti groups solutions only when they agree closely in both time and location, and shows the preferred solution — favouring an analyst-reviewed moment magnitude where one exists — while keeping every other solution visible above.