M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Dec 9, 1979, 9:04 AM GMT+13 (20:04 UTC), 592 km (368 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), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-12-08 20:04:53 UTC
- Depth
- 592.0 km (367.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.910° S, 178.816° 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
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Fiji region · 17060 days ago · 526 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 17046 days ago · 562 km deep · 100 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014d7. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.