M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jan 6, 1977, 2:29 AM GMT+13 (13:29 UTC), 575 km (357 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
- 1977-01-05 13:29:48 UTC
- Depth
- 575.0 km (357.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.813° S, 178.314° 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
- 5.5Fiji region · 18152 days ago · 653 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 18143 days ago · 634 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 18137 days ago · 599 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 18106 days ago · 597 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000m2j (also filed as gcmtb010577b, gcmt19770105132948, iscgem703174). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.