Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, May 8, 1982, 11:25 PM GMT+13 (10:25 UTC), 562 km (349 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-05-08 10:25:35 UTC
Depth
561.7 km (349.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.191° S, 178.326° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2Fiji region · 16188 days ago · 604 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 5.3Fiji region · 16188 days ago · 617 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.1291 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 16169 days ago · 400 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.9286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16167 days ago · 518 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 16162 days ago · 623 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 5.5Fiji region · 16149 days ago · 615 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 16149 days ago · 623 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 16213 days ago · 566 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 16218 days ago · 593 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 16219 days ago · 594 km deep · 43 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m5v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC.