M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Dec 30, 1975, 10:24 AM GMT+12 (22:24 UTC), 388 km (241 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1975-12-29 22:24:52 UTC
- Depth
- 388.0 km (241.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.392° S, 177.144° 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
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000e5h. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.