M5.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Mar 13, 1976, 3:24 AM GMT-12 (15:24 UTC), 640 km (398 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-13 15:24:12 UTC
- Depth
- 640.0 km (397.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.116° S, 179.255° 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
- 12
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2Fiji region · 18453 days ago · 622 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 18447 days ago · 620 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18438 days ago · 594 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18437 days ago · 635 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 18424 days ago · 613 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fec. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC.