M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jan 28, 1980, 11:05 PM GMT+13 (10:05 UTC), 562 km (349 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-01-28 10:05:02 UTC
- Depth
- 562.0 km (349.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.194° S, 178.234° 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
- 61
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17030 days ago · 546 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 17024 days ago · 555 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 17018 days ago · 580 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.6272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17003 days ago · 362 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 17003 days ago · 574 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 17000 days ago · 621 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 16996 days ago · 556 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 16988 days ago · 555 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 16985 days ago · 530 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000157v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC.