Fiji earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, May 28, 1982, 7:35 PM GMT+13 (06:35 UTC), 617 km (384 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-05-28 06:35:44 UTC
Depth
617.4 km (383.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.801° S, 178.776° 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 2.3 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16167 days ago · 518 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 16166 days ago · 611 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 16162 days ago · 623 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 5.5Fiji region · 16150 days ago · 615 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 16149 days ago · 623 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 5.4Fiji region · 16139 days ago · 547 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 5.2Fiji region · 16189 days ago · 604 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 16208 days ago · 562 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 16213 days ago · 566 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mjm (also filed as gcmtb052882a, gcmt19820528063545, iscgem599722). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.