Fiji earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jan 30, 1976, 8:22 PM GMT-12 (08:22 UTC), 628 km (390 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.5 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1976-01-31 08:22:07 UTC
Depth
628.0 km (390.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.468° S, 179.292° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used
75

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1Fiji region · 18503 days ago · 635 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 18502 days ago · 563 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 5.4Fiji region · 18497 days ago · 607 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 5.1Fiji region · 18466 days ago · 580 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 5.3Fiji region · 18462 days ago · 640 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 5.2Fiji region · 18455 days ago · 622 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 18449 days ago · 620 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 5.1Fiji region · 18523 days ago · 634 km deep · 53 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000eun (also filed as iscgem719894). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC.