M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 12, 1979, 6:01 AM GMT+13 (17:01 UTC), 535 km (332 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-07-11 17:01:58 UTC
- Depth
- 535.0 km (332.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.357° S, 178.872° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3Fiji region · 17244 days ago · 564 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 17222 days ago · 583 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.9Fiji region · 17220 days ago · 620 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 17219 days ago · 535 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 17209 days ago · 576 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 17207 days ago · 619 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011tt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC.