M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, May 4, 1977, 9:17 PM GMT+13 (08:17 UTC), 587 km (365 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
- 1977-05-04 08:17:20 UTC
- Depth
- 587.0 km (364.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.311° S, 178.416° 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
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18032 days ago · 445 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 18023 days ago · 558 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.0277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18022 days ago · 533 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 18019 days ago · 600 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18000 days ago · 642 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.7260 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 17994 days ago · 690 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 17993 days ago · 567 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.9275 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 17988 days ago · 675 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000nrm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:30 AM UTC.