M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Apr 8, 1982, 2:57 AM GMT+13 (13:57 UTC), 555 km (345 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-07 13:57:26 UTC
- Depth
- 555.0 km (344.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.497° S, 178.368° 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 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4Fiji region · 16226 days ago · 594 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 16225 days ago · 593 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 16219 days ago · 566 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 16215 days ago · 562 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 16195 days ago · 604 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 16195 days ago · 617 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kk5. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC.