M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Aug 7, 1975, 8:15 AM GMT+12 (20:15 UTC), 649 km (403 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 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
- 1975-08-06 20:15:20 UTC
- Depth
- 649.0 km (403.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.547° S, 179.040° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0298 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 18672 days ago · 609 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.6Fiji region · 18671 days ago · 631 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18667 days ago · 628 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.7Fiji region · 18666 days ago · 559 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18656 days ago · 518 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18648 days ago · 618 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 18643 days ago · 619 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 18630 days ago · 631 km deep · 54 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000cbx. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC.