M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Nov 24, 1979, 12:35 PM GMT-12 (00:35 UTC), 589 km (366 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 south of the Fiji Islands. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-11-25 00:35:15 UTC
- Depth
- 589.0 km (366.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.693° S, 179.432° 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
- 23
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4Fiji region · 17111 days ago · 577 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.5south of the Fiji Islands · 17060 days ago · 605 km deep · 58 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000146a. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC.