M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jul 18, 1976, 4:50 PM GMT+13 (03:50 UTC), 450 km (280 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-07-18 03:50:39 UTC
- Depth
- 450.0 km (279.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.785° S, 178.412° 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
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 18328 days ago · 634 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 18324 days ago · 619 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 18323 days ago · 636 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18294 days ago · 613 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18294 days ago · 612 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hdm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:57 AM UTC.