M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jun 21, 1979, 6:05 AM GMT+13 (17:05 UTC), 520 km (323 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-20 17:05:42 UTC
- Depth
- 520.0 km (323.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.091° S, 178.278° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3Fiji region · 17260 days ago · 555 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17260 days ago · 510 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.9291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17259 days ago · 513 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 17246 days ago · 535 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 17240 days ago · 564 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 17238 days ago · 558 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 17218 days ago · 583 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 17215 days ago · 535 km deep · 54 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011ev. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:13 AM UTC.