M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Feb 21, 1982, 5:28 AM GMT+13 (16:28 UTC), 611 km (380 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
- 1982-02-20 16:28:42 UTC
- Depth
- 611.3 km (379.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.943° S, 178.004° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3299 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 16272 days ago · 369 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 16247 days ago · 569 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 16246 days ago · 555 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jr0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.