M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, May 20, 1977, 7:48 AM GMT+13 (18:48 UTC), 586 km (364 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-05-19 18:48:57 UTC
- Depth
- 586.0 km (364.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.141° S, 177.794° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4266 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 18032 days ago · 568 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.2278 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18030 days ago · 350 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 18029 days ago · 600 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.5286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18022 days ago · 564 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 18018 days ago · 573 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000nyd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:30 PM UTC.