M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jul 19, 1977, 7:36 PM GMT+13 (06:36 UTC), 585 km (364 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-07-19 06:36:33 UTC
- Depth
- 585.0 km (363.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.834° S, 178.644° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2Fiji region · 17954 days ago · 390 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 17913 days ago · 593 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.1south of the Fiji Islands · 17910 days ago · 587 km deep · 93 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000psy. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:58 AM UTC.