Fiji earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jan 28, 1982, 4:06 PM GMT+12 (04:06 UTC), 616 km (383 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-01-28 04:06:07 UTC
Depth
616.0 km (382.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.893° S, 179.367° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16304 days ago · 591 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 5.0199 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16302 days ago · 523 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 5.0195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16319 days ago · 562 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.9231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16324 days ago · 553 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 5.0217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16328 days ago · 563 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 5.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16335 days ago · 587 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jby (also filed as gcmtb012882a, gcmt19820128040607, iscgem606389). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:05 AM UTC.