M6.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Apr 24, 1979, 2:45 PM GMT+13 (01:45 UTC), 599 km (372 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (mb, body-wave), strong
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-04-24 01:45:09 UTC
- Depth
- 599.0 km (372.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.826° S, 178.688° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 6.23 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 6.2 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 350
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Fiji region · 17290 days ago · 624 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 17286 days ago · 531 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 17280 days ago · 580 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 17273 days ago · 520 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000108g (also filed as gcmtb042479a, gcmt19790424014509, iscgem667106). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:51 AM UTC.