M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, May 14, 1975, 2:16 PM GMT+12 (02:16 UTC), 445 km (277 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-05-14 02:16:58 UTC
- Depth
- 445.0 km (276.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 16.937° S, 177.382° 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.
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Fiji region · 18738 days ago · 425 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 18720 days ago · 423 km deep · 36 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000b11. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:51 PM UTC.