M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Nov 23, 1976, 7:08 AM GMT+13 (18:08 UTC), 579 km (360 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-11-22 18:08:03 UTC
- Depth
- 579.0 km (359.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.382° S, 178.430° 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
- 78
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 18184 days ago · 566 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 18165 days ago · 575 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 18160 days ago · 653 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 18151 days ago · 634 km deep · 52 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kec. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC.