M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Mar 4, 1977, 12:55 AM GMT+13 (11:55 UTC), 384 km (239 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 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
- 1977-03-03 11:55:59 UTC
- Depth
- 384.0 km (238.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.228° S, 176.967° 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
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000msk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:03 AM UTC.