M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 4, 1978, 8:08 AM GMT+13 (19:08 UTC), 619 km (385 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-08-03 19:08:11 UTC
- Depth
- 619.0 km (384.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.602° S, 178.013° 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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 17579 days ago · 531 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 17534 days ago · 574 km deep · 84 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vx9. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.