M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Mar 30, 1978, 4:28 PM GMT+13 (03:28 UTC), 538 km (334 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
- 1978-03-30 03:28:41 UTC
- Depth
- 538.0 km (334.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.621° S, 178.210° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17706 days ago · 383 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 17693 days ago · 543 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 17693 days ago · 557 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 17677 days ago · 604 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17674 days ago · 516 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.5281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17657 days ago · 539 km deep · 49 km away
Before
- 5.5296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17712 days ago · 550 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.6264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17712 days ago · 487 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 17713 days ago · 565 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.7Fiji region · 17713 days ago · 595 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 17733 days ago · 437 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 17733 days ago · 620 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000tuj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.