M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Dec 13, 1982, 10:16 AM GMT+13 (21:16 UTC), 569 km (353 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-12 21:16:46 UTC
- Depth
- 568.7 km (353.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.173° S, 178.207° 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Fiji region · 15978 days ago · 586 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 15969 days ago · 615 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15957 days ago · 507 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15951 days ago · 539 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.1270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15932 days ago · 537 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001re1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.