M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, May 22, 1976, 8:10 AM GMT+13 (19:10 UTC), 632 km (393 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-05-21 19:10:33 UTC
- Depth
- 632.0 km (392.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.672° S, 178.919° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000gfb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.