M5.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Nov 28, 1977, 1:40 AM GMT+13 (12:40 UTC), 558 km (347 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-11-27 12:40:15 UTC
- Depth
- 558.0 km (346.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.481° S, 178.428° 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
- 159
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5Fiji region · 17828 days ago · 550 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 17811 days ago · 602 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 17795 days ago · 373 km deep · 48 km away
Before
- 4.6296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17838 days ago · 608 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17845 days ago · 507 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.6Fiji region · 17859 days ago · 600 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 17859 days ago · 567 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.8296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17860 days ago · 538 km deep · 49 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000rtn (also filed as gcmtb112777a, gcmt19771127124015, iscgem691028). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:35 AM UTC.