M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 27, 1978, 1:20 AM GMT+13 (12:20 UTC), 473 km (294 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-07-26 12:20:21 UTC
- Depth
- 473.0 km (293.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.905° S, 177.964° 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
- 71
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3Fiji region · 17584 days ago · 609 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 17582 days ago · 619 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 17573 days ago · 531 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vsx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.