M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Dec 30, 1976, 9:52 AM GMT+13 (20:52 UTC), 602 km (374 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-12-29 20:52:36 UTC
- Depth
- 602.0 km (374.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.540° S, 177.863° 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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18157 days ago · 350 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 18127 days ago · 605 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.1292 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 18125 days ago · 521 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18118 days ago · 596 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 18116 days ago · 597 km deep · 75 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kzu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC.