M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Aug 31, 1975, 9:17 AM GMT+13 (20:17 UTC), 518 km (322 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-08-30 20:17:01 UTC
- Depth
- 518.0 km (321.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.056° S, 178.530° 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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 18653 days ago · 618 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 18648 days ago · 619 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 18636 days ago · 631 km deep · 33 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000cne. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC.