M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jul 14, 1982, 5:46 AM GMT+13 (16:46 UTC), 553 km (343 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-13 16:46:00 UTC
- Depth
- 552.6 km (343.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.873° S, 177.816° 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16139 days ago · 532 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 16135 days ago · 392 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.5213 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16133 days ago · 302 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 16108 days ago · 596 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 16100 days ago · 516 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ndr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC.