M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Mar 10, 1976, 4:14 PM GMT+13 (03:14 UTC), 580 km (360 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-10 03:14:58 UTC
- Depth
- 580.0 km (360.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.158° S, 178.809° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3Fiji region · 18462 days ago · 640 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 18455 days ago · 622 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 18449 days ago · 620 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18440 days ago · 594 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18439 days ago · 635 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 18426 days ago · 613 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fcp. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC.