M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Apr 28, 1982, 6:37 PM GMT+13 (05:37 UTC), 593 km (368 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-28 05:37:54 UTC
- Depth
- 592.8 km (368.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.648° S, 178.843° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 16213 days ago · 566 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 16208 days ago · 562 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 16188 days ago · 604 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 16188 days ago · 617 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.9286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16167 days ago · 518 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 16166 days ago · 611 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 16162 days ago · 623 km deep · 12 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kzv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC.