M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jun 2, 1978, 2:54 PM GMT-12 (02:54 UTC), 634 km (394 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-06-03 02:54:32 UTC
- Depth
- 634.0 km (393.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.287° S, 179.212° 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
- 27
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2Fiji region · 17609 days ago · 496 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 17599 days ago · 530 km deep · 86 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000uw3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:08 AM UTC.