Fiji earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Mar 20, 1976, 1:47 AM GMT-12 (13:47 UTC), 622 km (386 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1976-03-20 13:47:33 UTC
Depth
622.0 km (386.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.566° S, 179.312° 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

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Depth from
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Stations used
62

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 18449 days ago · 620 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 18440 days ago · 635 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 18430 days ago · 576 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 18421 days ago · 548 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 18415 days ago · 596 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 5.3Fiji region · 18462 days ago · 640 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 5.1Fiji region · 18466 days ago · 580 km deep · 69 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fhr. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC.