M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Apr 4, 1976, 8:28 PM GMT+13 (07:28 UTC), 594 km (369 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-04-04 07:28:51 UTC
- Depth
- 594.0 km (369.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.835° S, 178.418° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 18440 days ago · 635 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.0299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18434 days ago · 554 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 18427 days ago · 613 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18419 days ago · 522 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 18393 days ago · 632 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.8289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18388 days ago · 425 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000frx. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC.