M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jul 15, 1978, 4:32 PM GMT+13 (03:32 UTC), 543 km (337 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-07-15 03:32:03 UTC
- Depth
- 543.0 km (337.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.996° S, 177.655° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Fiji region · 17597 days ago · 473 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 17590 days ago · 609 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 17588 days ago · 619 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 17580 days ago · 531 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vk6. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:26 AM UTC.