M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jan 26, 1977, 5:58 AM GMT+13 (16:58 UTC), 599 km (372 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-01-25 16:58:25 UTC
- Depth
- 599.0 km (372.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.846° S, 178.999° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4Fiji region · 18089 days ago · 577 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18087 days ago · 621 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 18085 days ago · 584 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mbr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.