M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jul 23, 1979, 2:35 AM GMT+12 (14:35 UTC), 421 km (262 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
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-07-22 14:35:41 UTC
- Depth
- 421.0 km (261.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.050° S, 177.185° 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
- 87
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 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 usp0001209. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:20 PM UTC.