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earthquake Earthquake Risk in Suva, Fiji

Risk Level: Moderate — Score 3/10

Risk: 3Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • Frequent historical activity recorded in proximity
  • 4 event(s) in the 12 months to Aug 9, 2026

Last significant event: Earthquake - 5.7 - 136 km NE of Labasa, Fiji (2025-12-19) — 85 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Earthquakes

1
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
3
San Francisco, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Seattle, WA
FEMA: 9Historical: 9
5
Long Beach, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Oakland, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
Tokyo, Japan
Risk: 9Historical: 10
8
Istanbul, Turkey
Risk: 9Historical: 10
9
Kathmandu, Nepal
Risk: 9Historical: 9
10
Quito, Ecuador
Risk: 9Historical: 10
Suva is not in the top 10 for earthquake risk among tracked cities.

How Suva Compares

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Notable Earthquake Events Near Suva

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable earthquake events near Suva, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Earthquake - 6.5 - 187 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji (October 2023) — 4,630 people exposed; $70M capital exposed.

Earthquake - 6.5 - 187 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

October 31, 2023 — WATCH

4,630 people exposed; $70M capital exposed

Earthquake - 5.7 - 136 km NE of Labasa, Fiji

December 19, 2025 — WATCH

85 people exposed

Earthquake - 5.7 - 90km SSW of Suva, Fiji

October 19, 2019 — WATCH

Impact data not available

5.7 Earthquake — 23 km S of Levuka, Fiji

September 6, 2018 — WATCH

Impact data not available

5.1 - 102km SSE of Suva, Fiji

October 13, 2013 — ADVISORY

Impact data not available

Earthquake Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Secure heavy furniture and appliances to walls
  • 2.Create a family earthquake plan with meeting points
  • 3.Keep an emergency kit with water, food, flashlight, and first aid supplies
  • 4.Learn how to shut off gas, water, and electricity
  • 5.Practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On drills regularly

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How this data is built

Suva, Fiji earthquake risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live earthquake monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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