M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jul 20, 1982, 3:49 PM GMT+13 (02:49 UTC), 392 km (244 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 181 km W 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-20 02:49:53 UTC
- Depth
- 392.3 km (243.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.403° S, 177.412° 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 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5213 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16134 days ago · 302 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.9181 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16131 days ago · 295 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 16100 days ago · 516 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 16081 days ago · 581 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ngr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.