M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Nov 20, 1976, 12:30 PM GMT+13 (23:30 UTC), 569 km (354 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-11-19 23:30:16 UTC
- Depth
- 569.0 km (353.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.555° S, 178.504° 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
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2Fiji region · 18209 days ago · 579 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 18184 days ago · 566 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 18177 days ago · 622 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 18165 days ago · 575 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 18160 days ago · 653 km deep · 79 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kd6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:07 PM UTC.