M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Feb 10, 1979, 9:27 PM GMT+13 (08:27 UTC), 623 km (387 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
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-02-10 08:27:58 UTC
- Depth
- 623.0 km (387.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.347° S, 178.571° 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
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1Fiji region · 17393 days ago · 380 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 17381 days ago · 592 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 17375 days ago · 570 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 17372 days ago · 540 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 17364 days ago · 552 km deep · 24 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ys9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.