M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jan 11, 1976, 6:56 PM GMT-12 (06:56 UTC), 634 km (394 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-01-12 06:56:31 UTC
- Depth
- 634.0 km (393.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.994° S, 179.218° 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
- 25
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5Fiji region · 18503 days ago · 628 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 18501 days ago · 635 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 18500 days ago · 563 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 18496 days ago · 607 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18465 days ago · 616 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 18464 days ago · 580 km deep · 46 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000edd. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.