M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jul 18, 1981, 6:48 PM GMT+13 (05:48 UTC), 409 km (254 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-18 05:48:57 UTC
- Depth
- 408.8 km (254.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.544° S, 178.006° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3Fiji region · 16508 days ago · 318 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 16506 days ago · 541 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 16485 days ago · 423 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 16464 days ago · 446 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 16456 days ago · 355 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001esj. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:25 AM UTC.