Fiji earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Dec 14, 1977, 6:52 AM GMT-12 (18:52 UTC), 659 km (409 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.6 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1977-12-14 18:52:34 UTC
Depth
659.0 km (409.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.101° S, 179.145° 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.

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Stations used
207

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1Fiji region · 17811 days ago · 602 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 5.4Fiji region · 17783 days ago · 619 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 17763 days ago · 624 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 17819 days ago · 619 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 5.5Fiji region · 17828 days ago · 550 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000s2h (also filed as gcmtb121477a, gcmt19771214185234, iscgem689094). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.