M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Sep 18, 1981, 1:42 AM GMT+13 (12:42 UTC), 356 km (221 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-17 12:42:25 UTC
- Depth
- 356.0 km (221.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.141° S, 177.278° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5Fiji region · 16443 days ago · 193 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 16437 days ago · 577 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 16427 days ago · 449 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 16407 days ago · 570 km deep · 60 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fy0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.