M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Aug 7, 1979, 8:18 AM GMT+13 (19:18 UTC), 554 km (344 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-08-06 19:18:04 UTC
- Depth
- 554.0 km (344.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.823° S, 178.200° 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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17224 days ago · 368 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 17222 days ago · 535 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.0274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17217 days ago · 456 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 17180 days ago · 662 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 17170 days ago · 576 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 17168 days ago · 595 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000128n. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.