M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Apr 7, 1982, 1:15 AM GMT+13 (12:15 UTC), 569 km (353 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-06 12:15:20 UTC
- Depth
- 568.7 km (353.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.969° S, 177.917° 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 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Fiji region · 16239 days ago · 555 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 16219 days ago · 594 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 16213 days ago · 566 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 16208 days ago · 562 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kjq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC.