M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Oct 31, 1979, 2:54 AM GMT+13 (13:54 UTC), 474 km (295 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-30 13:54:33 UTC
- Depth
- 474.0 km (294.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.130° S, 177.797° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013sg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.