M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 28, 1981, 6:32 PM GMT+13 (05:32 UTC), 577 km (359 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
- 1981-09-28 05:32:42 UTC
- Depth
- 577.0 km (358.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.591° S, 177.728° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001g56. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.