M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Mar 25, 1976, 11:34 PM GMT+12 (11:34 UTC), 423 km (263 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-25 11:34:21 UTC
- Depth
- 423.0 km (262.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.326° S, 177.632° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 18438 days ago · 560 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18423 days ago · 349 km deep · 95 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fm5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.