Fiji earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Feb 24, 1981, 11:34 PM GMT+13 (10:34 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1981-02-24 10:34:54 UTC
Depth
599.8 km (372.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.857° S, 178.616° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2Fiji region · 16612 days ago · 612 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 16610 days ago · 547 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 16604 days ago · 576 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 16663 days ago · 591 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 5.6Fiji region · 16665 days ago · 618 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 5.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16665 days ago · 544 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cc0 (also filed as gcmtb022481e, gcmt19810224103454, iscgem631746). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:45 AM UTC.