M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Mar 11, 1982, 10:34 PM GMT-12 (10:34 UTC), 607 km (377 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-12 10:34:42 UTC
- Depth
- 607.4 km (377.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.646° S, 179.254° 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 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001k36. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.