M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Sep 27, 1978, 1:16 AM GMT+13 (12:16 UTC), 574 km (357 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-26 12:16:33 UTC
- Depth
- 574.0 km (356.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.353° S, 178.120° 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
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17525 days ago · 501 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 17514 days ago · 570 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 17514 days ago · 550 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 17505 days ago · 602 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 17475 days ago · 582 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000wrb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC.