M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Mar 23, 1977, 12:47 PM GMT+13 (23:47 UTC), 567 km (352 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
- 1977-03-22 23:47:02 UTC
- Depth
- 567.0 km (352.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.224° S, 178.011° 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 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Fiji region · 18074 days ago · 543 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18065 days ago · 617 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.6267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18058 days ago · 516 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18038 days ago · 587 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.6293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18032 days ago · 445 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 18023 days ago · 558 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.0277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18022 days ago · 533 km deep · 32 km away
Before
- 4.5268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18084 days ago · 543 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.8299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18088 days ago · 432 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.0295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18088 days ago · 441 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 18089 days ago · 577 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 18106 days ago · 597 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18109 days ago · 596 km deep · 79 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000n2j. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.