M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jan 27, 1980, 1:16 PM GMT+13 (00:16 UTC), 443 km (275 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-01-27 00:16:21 UTC
- Depth
- 443.0 km (275.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.915° S, 177.986° 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
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 17040 days ago · 562 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.8269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17031 days ago · 546 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.6285 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 17020 days ago · 503 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 17018 days ago · 580 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.6272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17004 days ago · 362 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 17004 days ago · 574 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 16997 days ago · 556 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 16988 days ago · 555 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 16985 days ago · 530 km deep · 88 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001571. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC.