M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Feb 13, 1979, 7:09 PM GMT+12 (07:09 UTC), 555 km (345 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 269 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-02-13 07:09:52 UTC
- Depth
- 555.0 km (344.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.297° S, 177.861° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17354 days ago · 594 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 17350 days ago · 552 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.1224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 17343 days ago · 584 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17340 days ago · 621 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000yu3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.