M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Aug 10, 1981, 2:14 PM GMT+13 (01:14 UTC), 423 km (263 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-10 01:14:11 UTC
- Depth
- 423.3 km (263.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.153° S, 177.949° 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 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16462 days ago · 557 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 16453 days ago · 355 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.8Fiji region · 16424 days ago · 620 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 16423 days ago · 455 km deep · 72 km away
Before
- 4.6Fiji region · 16503 days ago · 541 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 16504 days ago · 318 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 16504 days ago · 409 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 16506 days ago · 605 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16511 days ago · 486 km deep · 48 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001f6x. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC.