M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Aug 26, 1974, 12:51 AM GMT+13 (11:51 UTC), 404 km (251 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-08-25 11:51:51 UTC
- Depth
- 404.0 km (251.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.746° S, 177.987° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Fiji region · 19013 days ago · 441 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 19001 days ago · 602 km deep · 28 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007sq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.