M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Nov 26, 1978, 12:32 AM GMT+13 (11:32 UTC), 582 km (362 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-11-25 11:32:41 UTC
- Depth
- 582.0 km (361.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.185° S, 178.373° 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 2.1 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17469 days ago · 536 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.9298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17457 days ago · 349 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.7284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17455 days ago · 502 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 17455 days ago · 535 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.9281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17420 days ago · 481 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.6269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17420 days ago · 517 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000xmn. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.