M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 28, 1976, 10:06 PM GMT+12 (10:06 UTC), 621 km (386 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-08-28 10:06:33 UTC
- Depth
- 621.0 km (385.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 14.895° S, 175.320° E
- 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
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000j2r. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:52 PM UTC.