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M5.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Apr 15, 1977, 6:31 PM GMT-12 (06:31 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1977-04-16 06:31:13 UTC
Depth
600.0 km (372.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.492° S, 179.207° 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.

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Stations used
78

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 18049 days ago · 559 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 18040 days ago · 579 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 18062 days ago · 647 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 5.0Fiji region · 18068 days ago · 597 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 18074 days ago · 605 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 5.0Fiji region · 18084 days ago · 584 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ne7 (also filed as gcmtb041677a, gcmt19770416063113, iscgem699886). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.