M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Mar 10, 1978, 2:22 AM GMT+12 (14:22 UTC), 672 km (418 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-03-09 14:22:02 UTC
- Depth
- 672.0 km (417.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.887° S, 179.794° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 62
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000tae (also filed as gcmtb030978a, gcmt19780309142202, iscgem684791). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC.