M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jan 20, 1977, 3:55 AM GMT+13 (14:55 UTC), 634 km (394 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-01-19 14:55:05 UTC
- Depth
- 634.0 km (393.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.799° S, 178.659° 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
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5Fiji region · 18137 days ago · 599 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 18107 days ago · 597 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 18089 days ago · 577 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.0295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18088 days ago · 441 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18087 days ago · 621 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 18084 days ago · 584 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000m8k. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.