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Map of Fiji
Oceania · Suva
Fiji lies on the Australian Plate. It has 2 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years, 0 of which have erupted since 1900. Since 1900, 17 major earthquakes have been recorded, causing at least 8 deaths. Its natural and humanitarian risk index (INFORM) is 3.1 out of 10, a low level.
- Capital
- Suva
- Population
- 926,276
- Area
- 18,274 km²
- Continent
- Oceania
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
INFORM index by the European Commission, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), for each type of hazard.
People Exposed Each Year
- 1,206to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 27to tsunamis
- 69,869to hurricane-force winds (category 1 and above)
- 8,207to coastal floods
Risk Index Over Time
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- CycloneHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
- VolcanoLow
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Volcanoes (2)
Volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years; year of the last known eruption.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
Earthquakes that caused deaths or significant damage, or of magnitude 7.5 and above (NOAA).
Deadliest
- 1953Fiji Islands · M 6.48 deaths
Tsunamis
23 major tsunamis have reached Fiji since 1900, killing 5 people in the country. The deadliest and highest are listed below.
- 1953Tsunami (Fiji) · 15.0 m5 deaths
- 1999Tsunami (Vanuatu) · 1.0 m
- 2022Tsunami (Tonga) · 0.8 m
- 1960Tsunami (Chile) · 0.5 m
- 2011Tsunami (Japan) · 0.3 m
- 1977Tsunami (Tonga) · 0.2 m
- 2004Tsunami (Indonesia) · 0.1 m
- 2009Tsunami (Samoa) · 0.1 m
Tropical Cyclones
6 major tropical cyclones have made landfall in Fiji since 1950. The deadliest and most powerful are listed below.
- 2016Cyclone Winston · 274 km/h
- 2020Cyclone Yasa · 213 km/h
- 1985Cyclone Eric · 185 km/h
- 2008Cyclone Gene · 83 km/h
- 2003Cyclone Cilla · 52 km/h
- 1972Cyclone Bebe · 0 km/h
Sources : Natural Earth · Wikidata · INFORM Risk Index (1 September 2026 v 0.7.3), Commission européenne, CC BY 4.0 · NOAA NCEI · ThinkHazard!, GFDRR, CC BY · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution