M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Dec 18, 1976, 1:25 AM GMT+13 (12:25 UTC), 566 km (352 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-12-17 12:25:25 UTC
- Depth
- 566.0 km (351.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.609° S, 178.492° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Fiji region · 18180 days ago · 622 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 18168 days ago · 575 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 18163 days ago · 653 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 18154 days ago · 634 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 18148 days ago · 599 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kt5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:30 PM UTC.