M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jun 11, 1977, 10:39 AM GMT+12 (22:39 UTC), 642 km (399 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 260 km SE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-06-10 22:39:02 UTC
- Depth
- 642.0 km (398.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.420° S, 178.847° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7260 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 17995 days ago · 690 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 17994 days ago · 567 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.9275 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 17989 days ago · 675 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 17978 days ago · 631 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.8Fiji region · 17975 days ago · 594 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 17972 days ago · 577 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 17955 days ago · 570 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 17949 days ago · 599 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000p85. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.