M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Feb 14, 1977, 11:07 PM GMT+13 (10:07 UTC), 605 km (376 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 299 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-02-14 10:07:32 UTC
- Depth
- 605.0 km (375.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.954° S, 177.710° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1292 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 18125 days ago · 521 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18118 days ago · 596 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 18098 days ago · 431 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.8299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18097 days ago · 432 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18074 days ago · 617 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 18072 days ago · 505 km deep · 54 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mjp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC.