M5.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jun 17, 1980, 9:42 PM GMT+13 (08:42 UTC), 580 km (360 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-06-17 08:42:56 UTC
- Depth
- 580.0 km (360.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.175° S, 178.443° 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
- 117
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Fiji region · 16896 days ago · 587 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 16886 days ago · 552 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 16876 days ago · 573 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.6284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16875 days ago · 489 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 16853 days ago · 615 km deep · 58 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000189j (also filed as gcmtb061780a, gcmt19800617084256, iscgem643757). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.