M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jul 17, 1978, 3:23 AM GMT+13 (14:23 UTC), 539 km (335 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-07-16 14:23:36 UTC
- Depth
- 539.0 km (334.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.483° S, 178.064° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 17591 days ago · 619 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 17554 days ago · 625 km deep · 86 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vku. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.