M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jun 18, 1979, 11:49 PM GMT-12 (11:49 UTC), 586 km (364 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 south of the Fiji Islands. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-19 11:49:44 UTC
- Depth
- 586.0 km (364.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.921° S, 179.497° 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
- 56
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5south of the Fiji Islands · 17251 days ago · 609 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 17247 days ago · 535 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 17241 days ago · 564 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 17229 days ago · 601 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.9Fiji region · 17217 days ago · 620 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 17213 days ago · 579 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011e4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.