M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Feb 23, 1977, 4:16 AM GMT+13 (15:16 UTC), 596 km (370 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-02-22 15:16:37 UTC
- Depth
- 596.0 km (370.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.520° S, 177.909° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 18115 days ago · 597 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.8299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18096 days ago · 432 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18089 days ago · 567 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 18082 days ago · 543 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18074 days ago · 617 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 18071 days ago · 505 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18058 days ago · 370 km deep · 57 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mp4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC.