M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 17, 1974, 5:57 AM GMT+13 (16:57 UTC), 435 km (270 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-08-16 16:57:36 UTC
- Depth
- 435.0 km (270.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.806° S, 177.819° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 19021 days ago · 404 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 19013 days ago · 441 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 19001 days ago · 602 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 18971 days ago · 554 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007ne. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.