M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Apr 14, 1979, 3:25 AM GMT-12 (15:25 UTC), 633 km (393 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-04-14 15:25:25 UTC
- Depth
- 633.0 km (393.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.002° S, 179.194° 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
- 38
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 17337 days ago · 648 km deep · 44 km away
- 6.0Fiji region · 17328 days ago · 599 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 17287 days ago · 624 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000zzv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.