M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 24, 1977, 12:57 AM GMT+13 (11:57 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-05-23 11:57:10 UTC
- Depth
- 600.0 km (372.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.885° S, 178.114° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18012 days ago · 564 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18000 days ago · 642 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 17993 days ago · 567 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 17977 days ago · 631 km deep · 72 km away
Before
- 5.2278 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18019 days ago · 350 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.0277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18022 days ago · 533 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18023 days ago · 586 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 18023 days ago · 558 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 18026 days ago · 499 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.6293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 18032 days ago · 445 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 18038 days ago · 587 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000p00. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.