M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jul 10, 1977, 9:59 PM GMT+13 (08:59 UTC), 577 km (359 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-07-10 08:59:18 UTC
- Depth
- 577.0 km (358.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.817° S, 178.805° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1Fiji region · 17961 days ago · 570 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 17961 days ago · 390 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 17947 days ago · 585 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.1278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17918 days ago · 505 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 5.8Fiji region · 17982 days ago · 594 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 17984 days ago · 631 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 17993 days ago · 633 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.9275 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 17996 days ago · 675 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 18008 days ago · 642 km deep · 44 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000pp1. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.