M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Oct 18, 1979, 5:12 AM GMT+13 (16:12 UTC), 521 km (324 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1979-10-17 16:12:02 UTC
- Depth
- 521.0 km (323.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.042° S, 177.686° 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
- 62
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5Fiji region · 17151 days ago · 365 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 17139 days ago · 474 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 17092 days ago · 508 km deep · 31 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013hp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:49 AM UTC.