M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Feb 12, 1976, 3:34 AM GMT+12 (15:34 UTC), 612 km (380 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-11 15:34:22 UTC
- Depth
- 612.0 km (380.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.148° S, 177.790° 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
- 49
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5Fiji region · 18453 days ago · 423 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.7235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 18436 days ago · 560 km deep · 93 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000f0y. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.