M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jan 21, 1976, 6:22 AM GMT+13 (17:22 UTC), 544 km (338 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-01-20 17:22:15 UTC
- Depth
- 544.0 km (338.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.113° S, 177.880° 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
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Fiji region · 18494 days ago · 397 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18466 days ago · 616 km deep · 98 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000eka. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.