M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Dec 24, 1982, 5:00 PM GMT+13 (04:00 UTC), 586 km (364 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-24 04:00:22 UTC
- Depth
- 585.7 km (363.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.840° S, 178.775° 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 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2Fiji region · 15968 days ago · 615 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15957 days ago · 507 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 15940 days ago · 576 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.1281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15929 days ago · 488 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rpr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.