M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Mar 6, 1978, 3:15 PM GMT+13 (02:15 UTC), 620 km (385 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-03-06 02:15:32 UTC
- Depth
- 620.0 km (385.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.999° S, 178.935° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Fiji region · 17732 days ago · 437 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 17729 days ago · 672 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.7Fiji region · 17713 days ago · 595 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 17712 days ago · 628 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 17712 days ago · 565 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 17708 days ago · 538 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 17692 days ago · 543 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 17692 days ago · 557 km deep · 90 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000t8j. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.