M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Aug 29, 1976, 5:28 PM GMT-12 (05:28 UTC), 613 km (381 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-08-30 05:28:39 UTC
- Depth
- 613.0 km (380.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.221° S, 179.148° 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
- 38
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 18295 days ago · 612 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 18274 days ago · 581 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 18246 days ago · 498 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000j41. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.