M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Apr 11, 1977, 6:09 AM GMT+12 (18:09 UTC), 647 km (402 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 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
- 1977-04-10 18:09:58 UTC
- Depth
- 647.0 km (402.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.969° S, 179.292° 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
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2Fiji region · 18056 days ago · 600 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 18049 days ago · 559 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18040 days ago · 579 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000nb5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:53 AM UTC.