M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Sep 12, 1982, 8:22 PM GMT+13 (07:22 UTC), 581 km (361 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-12 07:22:39 UTC
- Depth
- 580.8 km (360.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.780° S, 177.853° 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 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6Fiji region · 16062 days ago · 410 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.4276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16052 days ago · 539 km deep · 94 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pj3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.