M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, May 25, 1981, 8:54 AM GMT-12 (20:54 UTC), 605 km (376 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
- 1981-05-25 20:54:38 UTC
- Depth
- 605.3 km (376.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.750° S, 179.788° 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.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dve. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.