M5.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Nov 13, 1976, 12:01 PM GMT+13 (23:01 UTC), 602 km (374 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 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
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-11-12 23:01:52 UTC
- Depth
- 602.0 km (374.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.221° S, 177.684° 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
- 66
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ka4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:02 PM UTC.