M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Mar 11, 1980, 9:23 PM GMT+13 (08:23 UTC), 556 km (345 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 1980-03-11 08:23:28 UTC
- Depth
- 556.0 km (345.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.290° S, 178.190° 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
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 16988 days ago · 555 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 16985 days ago · 530 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 16954 days ago · 550 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 16952 days ago · 463 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.1280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16936 days ago · 486 km deep · 46 km away
Before
- 4.6Fiji region · 17000 days ago · 621 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 17003 days ago · 574 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.6272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17003 days ago · 362 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 17018 days ago · 580 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 17024 days ago · 555 km deep · 81 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00015yn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.