M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Dec 29, 1982, 12:10 PM GMT+12 (00:10 UTC), 423 km (263 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 264 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-29 00:10:55 UTC
- Depth
- 423.4 km (263.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.674° S, 177.494° 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 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15964 days ago · 601 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 15959 days ago · 534 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15955 days ago · 573 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15945 days ago · 575 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rur. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.