M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Feb 4, 1978, 10:53 AM GMT+13 (21:53 UTC), 624 km (388 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-02-03 21:53:43 UTC
- Depth
- 624.0 km (387.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.895° S, 178.450° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4Fiji region · 17759 days ago · 578 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.9295 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 17748 days ago · 640 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 17747 days ago · 605 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 17733 days ago · 620 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 17733 days ago · 437 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.7Fiji region · 17713 days ago · 595 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 17713 days ago · 628 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 17713 days ago · 565 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.5296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17712 days ago · 550 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 17709 days ago · 538 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000stx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.