M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Oct 18, 1978, 5:03 AM GMT+13 (16:03 UTC), 570 km (354 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-10-17 16:03:51 UTC
- Depth
- 570.0 km (354.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.605° S, 177.720° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1Fiji region · 17476 days ago · 582 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.1289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17470 days ago · 536 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.9298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17458 days ago · 349 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000x1c. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.