Fiji earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jan 3, 1983, 11:09 AM GMT+13 (22:09 UTC), 615 km (382 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1983-01-02 22:09:06 UTC
Depth
614.5 km (381.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.950° S, 178.578° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 15966 days ago · 507 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15959 days ago · 539 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 15949 days ago · 576 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 5.1281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15937 days ago · 488 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 5.2Fiji region · 15918 days ago · 610 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 15987 days ago · 586 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 15998 days ago · 569 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 5.1Fiji region · 16007 days ago · 599 km deep · 33 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rys (also filed as gcmtb010283b, gcmt19830102220906, iscgem583893). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC.