M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Apr 5, 1976, 12:11 PM GMT+13 (23:11 UTC), 635 km (395 mi) below the surface.
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 23:11:20 UTC
- Depth
- 635.0 km (394.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.789° S, 178.836° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5Fiji region · 18427 days ago · 613 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 18393 days ago · 632 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.8289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18388 days ago · 425 km deep · 93 km away
Before
- 4.9Fiji region · 18441 days ago · 594 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 18449 days ago · 620 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 18455 days ago · 622 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 18462 days ago · 640 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 18466 days ago · 580 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18468 days ago · 616 km deep · 27 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fs7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:40 AM UTC.