M5.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Dec 2, 1981, 3:15 AM GMT-12 (15:15 UTC), 580 km (361 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-02 15:15:36 UTC
- Depth
- 580.3 km (360.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.816° S, 179.463° 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 2.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001h7x (also filed as gcmtb120281c, gcmt19811202151536, iscgem606641). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.