M5.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Oct 27, 1978, 7:24 PM GMT+13 (06:24 UTC), 602 km (374 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-10-27 06:24:57 UTC
- Depth
- 602.0 km (374.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.887° S, 178.672° 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
- 120
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1Fiji region · 17468 days ago · 582 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 17452 days ago · 695 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.7284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17447 days ago · 502 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 17447 days ago · 535 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000x56 (also filed as gcmtb102778b, gcmt19781027062457, iscgem675891). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.