M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Mar 1, 1981, 4:30 AM GMT+13 (15:30 UTC), 604 km (375 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-28 15:30:23 UTC
- Depth
- 603.5 km (375.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.374° S, 177.762° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cfe. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC.