Fiji earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 10, 1979, 5:00 AM GMT-12 (17:00 UTC), 620 km (385 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 south of the Fiji Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-08-10 17:00:51 UTC
Depth
620.0 km (385.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.784° S, 179.093° 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
6

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 17214 days ago · 579 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 5.3south of the Fiji Islands · 17210 days ago · 590 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 5.1Fiji region · 17205 days ago · 619 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 17186 days ago · 643 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 5.2Fiji region · 17183 days ago · 596 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.1Fiji region · 17172 days ago · 447 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 5.2Fiji region · 17162 days ago · 563 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 17230 days ago · 601 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 5.3Fiji region · 17242 days ago · 564 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 17248 days ago · 535 km deep · 53 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012bf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.