M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Aug 2, 1976, 4:26 AM GMT+13 (15:26 UTC), 636 km (395 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-08-01 15:26:34 UTC
- Depth
- 636.0 km (395.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.975° S, 178.812° 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 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 18296 days ago · 613 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18296 days ago · 612 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 18274 days ago · 581 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hp8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC.