M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Nov 5, 1976, 6:06 AM GMT+13 (17:06 UTC), 460 km (286 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
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-11-04 17:06:42 UTC
- Depth
- 460.0 km (285.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.510° S, 178.252° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 81
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 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 usp0000k6s. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.