M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, May 20, 1981, 6:57 AM GMT+12 (18:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-19 18:57:22 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.104° S, 177.155° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0278 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 16566 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 16540 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ds1 (also filed as gcmtb051981b, gcmt19810519185722, iscgem626879). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC.