M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jul 19, 1976, 8:49 AM GMT-12 (20:49 UTC), 603 km (375 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-07-19 20:49:00 UTC
- Depth
- 603.0 km (374.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.462° S, 179.279° 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
- 50
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 18328 days ago · 634 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 18323 days ago · 636 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18294 days ago · 613 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18294 days ago · 612 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000heb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:11 AM UTC.