M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jun 5, 1979, 1:46 AM GMT+12 (13:46 UTC), 624 km (388 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 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), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-04 13:46:34 UTC
- Depth
- 624.0 km (387.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.970° S, 179.324° 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
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000113f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC.