M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Apr 30, 1977, 8:08 AM GMT+13 (19:08 UTC), 633 km (393 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-04-29 19:08:27 UTC
- Depth
- 633.0 km (393.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.716° S, 177.628° 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 2.1 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 18030 days ago · 628 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 18030 days ago · 617 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 18026 days ago · 499 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18022 days ago · 586 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.4266 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 18022 days ago · 568 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.2278 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18019 days ago · 350 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 18008 days ago · 573 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18001 days ago · 532 km deep · 68 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000npc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:42 AM UTC.