M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Mar 9, 1976, 12:39 AM GMT+13 (11:39 UTC), 616 km (383 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-08 11:39:53 UTC
- Depth
- 616.0 km (382.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.665° S, 178.614° 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
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1Fiji region · 18467 days ago · 580 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 18463 days ago · 640 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 18450 days ago · 620 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18442 days ago · 594 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18441 days ago · 596 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18441 days ago · 635 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.0299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18435 days ago · 554 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 18427 days ago · 613 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18420 days ago · 522 km deep · 84 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fbz. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:11 PM UTC.