M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Aug 31, 1982, 5:42 PM GMT-12 (05:42 UTC), 616 km (383 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-01 05:42:22 UTC
- Depth
- 615.9 km (382.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.588° S, 179.273° 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.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pby. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC.