M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Dec 4, 1982, 1:24 PM GMT+13 (00:24 UTC), 599 km (372 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-04 00:24:22 UTC
- Depth
- 598.8 km (372.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.669° S, 178.667° 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 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5Fiji region · 15990 days ago · 569 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 15979 days ago · 586 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 15969 days ago · 615 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15958 days ago · 507 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15951 days ago · 539 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001r8p. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.