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M5.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, May 16, 1977, 12:12 PM GMT+13 (23:12 UTC), 499 km (310 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.5 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1977-05-15 23:12:53 UTC
Depth
499.0 km (310.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.131° S, 177.672° 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
190

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 18023 days ago · 586 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.4266 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 18022 days ago · 568 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 5.2278 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18019 days ago · 350 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 18019 days ago · 600 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.5286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18012 days ago · 564 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 5.3Fiji region · 18008 days ago · 573 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 18030 days ago · 617 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 5.1Fiji region · 18043 days ago · 633 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 18049 days ago · 370 km deep · 38 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000nws (also filed as gcmtb051577a, gcmt19770515231253, iscgem698588). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.