M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jun 24, 1982, 2:24 AM GMT+13 (13:24 UTC), 623 km (387 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-23 13:24:09 UTC
- Depth
- 622.8 km (387.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.750° S, 178.885° 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 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5Fiji region · 16149 days ago · 615 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 16148 days ago · 623 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 16139 days ago · 547 km deep · 74 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001n3d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.