M4.4 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jan 2, 1978, 8:01 AM GMT+13 (19:01 UTC), 373 km (232 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-01 19:01:23 UTC
- Depth
- 373.0 km (231.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.847° S, 178.179° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 17763 days ago · 506 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 17762 days ago · 624 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 17759 days ago · 578 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 17746 days ago · 605 km deep · 60 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000sax. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:39 AM UTC.