M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Mar 30, 1977, 6:43 AM GMT+13 (17:43 UTC), 543 km (337 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-03-29 17:43:23 UTC
- Depth
- 543.0 km (337.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.329° S, 178.277° 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
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Fiji region · 18065 days ago · 617 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.6267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18058 days ago · 516 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 18049 days ago · 559 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18038 days ago · 587 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.6293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18032 days ago · 445 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 18023 days ago · 558 km deep · 5 km away
- 5.0277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18022 days ago · 533 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 18019 days ago · 600 km deep · 52 km away
Before
- 4.7Fiji region · 18080 days ago · 567 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.5268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18084 days ago · 543 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18087 days ago · 621 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.8299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18088 days ago · 432 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.0295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18088 days ago · 441 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 18089 days ago · 577 km deep · 51 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000n63. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:56 AM UTC.