M4.4 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Dec 13, 1982, 5:37 AM GMT+12 (17:37 UTC), 639 km (397 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 248 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-12 17:37:28 UTC
- Depth
- 639.0 km (397.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.854° S, 177.810° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15991 days ago · 642 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.1248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15989 days ago · 653 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.0223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15984 days ago · 604 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15975 days ago · 633 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15975 days ago · 423 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.0274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15965 days ago · 601 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 15960 days ago · 534 km deep · 5 km away
- 5.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15956 days ago · 573 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15947 days ago · 575 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rdv. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC.