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M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Feb 26, 1977, 2:07 AM GMT-12 (14:07 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1977-02-26 14:07:42 UTC
Depth
74.0 km (46.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.323° S, 176.956° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
22

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mr0 (also filed as iscgem702894). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.