M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Dec 9, 1977, 12:30 PM GMT-12 (00:30 UTC), 619 km (385 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-12-10 00:30:27 UTC
- Depth
- 619.0 km (384.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.498° S, 179.496° 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
- 22
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000s09. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.