M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jun 30, 1976, 9:29 PM GMT+12 (09:29 UTC), 569 km (354 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-06-30 09:29:02 UTC
- Depth
- 569.0 km (353.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.290° S, 177.713° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 18340 days ago · 567 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 18323 days ago · 595 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.6289 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 18315 days ago · 186 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000h4m. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.