M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jun 24, 1978, 7:22 PM GMT+13 (06:22 UTC), 571 km (355 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-06-24 06:22:05 UTC
- Depth
- 571.0 km (354.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.535° S, 178.225° 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
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000v91. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC.