M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Feb 25, 1977, 11:04 AM GMT+13 (22:04 UTC), 597 km (371 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-02-24 22:04:54 UTC
- Depth
- 597.0 km (371.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.153° S, 178.164° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4Fiji region · 18089 days ago · 577 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.0295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18088 days ago · 441 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.8299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18088 days ago · 432 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.5268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18084 days ago · 543 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18080 days ago · 567 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 18074 days ago · 543 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18065 days ago · 617 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 18062 days ago · 505 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.6267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18058 days ago · 516 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mqe. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.