M5.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 7, 1977, 12:28 AM GMT+13 (11:28 UTC), 594 km (369 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-07-06 11:28:31 UTC
- Depth
- 594.0 km (369.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.068° S, 178.574° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 6.19 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 6.2 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
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
- 150
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 17980 days ago · 577 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 17971 days ago · 585 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 17963 days ago · 570 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 17963 days ago · 390 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 17949 days ago · 585 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000pmk (also filed as gcmtb070677a, gcmt19770706112831, iscgem695600). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC.