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M5.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jul 17, 1982, 3:33 AM GMT+13 (14:33 UTC), 547 km (340 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-07-16 14:33:40 UTC
Depth
547.3 km (340.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.412° S, 178.837° 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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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1south of the Fiji Islands · 16136 days ago · 602 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 16094 days ago · 616 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 16151 days ago · 623 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 5.5Fiji region · 16152 days ago · 615 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 16164 days ago · 623 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 16168 days ago · 611 km deep · 39 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nfb (also filed as gcmtb071682a, gcmt19820716143341, iscgem595429). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC.