M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Feb 3, 1976, 2:49 AM GMT+13 (13:49 UTC), 563 km (350 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-02 13:49:40 UTC
- Depth
- 563.0 km (349.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.306° S, 178.684° 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
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4Fiji region · 18498 days ago · 607 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18468 days ago · 616 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 18466 days ago · 580 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 18463 days ago · 640 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 18456 days ago · 622 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 18450 days ago · 620 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ew7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:21 AM UTC.