M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Oct 5, 1979, 12:47 AM GMT-12 (12:47 UTC), 563 km (350 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
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-05 12:47:41 UTC
- Depth
- 563.0 km (349.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.858° S, 179.559° 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
- 44
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2south of the Fiji Islands · 17158 days ago · 616 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.3south of the Fiji Islands · 17137 days ago · 590 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 17116 days ago · 589 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 17116 days ago · 577 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000138p. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.