M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Oct 4, 1979, 4:30 PM GMT+13 (03:30 UTC), 595 km (370 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-04 03:30:50 UTC
- Depth
- 595.0 km (369.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.323° S, 178.461° 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
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 17152 days ago · 571 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.8290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17139 days ago · 468 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 17138 days ago · 607 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.7Fiji region · 17131 days ago · 589 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 17109 days ago · 655 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.8266 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 17104 days ago · 585 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001385. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.