M5.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Oct 3, 1980, 4:49 AM GMT+13 (15:49 UTC), 604 km (375 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-10-02 15:49:36 UTC
- Depth
- 604.0 km (375.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.967° S, 178.667° 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
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Fiji region · 16777 days ago · 576 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.0Fiji region · 16773 days ago · 448 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 16770 days ago · 509 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.3282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16744 days ago · 518 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001a28 (also filed as gcmtb100280b, gcmt19801002154936, iscgem636484). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.