M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Mar 13, 1978, 9:45 PM GMT+13 (08:45 UTC), 583 km (362 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 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
- 1978-03-13 08:45:17 UTC
- Depth
- 583.0 km (362.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.096° S, 177.505° 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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Fiji region · 17701 days ago · 542 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 17677 days ago · 604 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 17676 days ago · 578 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 17665 days ago · 620 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000tcg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.