Fiji earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, May 28, 1982, 10:48 AM GMT+13 (21:48 UTC), 604 km (375 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-05-27 21:48:06 UTC
Depth
604.3 km (375.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.795° S, 178.791° 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 2.2 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3Fiji region · 16196 days ago · 617 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 4.9286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16175 days ago · 518 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 16173 days ago · 611 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 16170 days ago · 623 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 5.5Fiji region · 16157 days ago · 615 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 16156 days ago · 623 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 5.4Fiji region · 16147 days ago · 547 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 16216 days ago · 562 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 16220 days ago · 566 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 16226 days ago · 593 km deep · 17 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mjh (also filed as gcmtb052782b, gcmt19820527214806, iscgem599710). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:10 AM UTC.