M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jun 1, 1979, 2:01 AM GMT+13 (13:01 UTC), 527 km (327 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 294 km ESE 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-31 13:01:01 UTC
- Depth
- 527.0 km (327.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.950° S, 177.838° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17275 days ago · 599 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.9294 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 17231 days ago · 479 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001113. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.