M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jan 13, 1983, 7:57 PM GMT+12 (07:57 UTC), 602 km (374 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 112 km ENE 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-01-13 07:57:18 UTC
- Depth
- 601.8 km (373.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.103° S, 179.511° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6112 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15944 days ago · 618 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.977 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15943 days ago · 638 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.784 km NE of Levuka, Fiji · 15942 days ago · 630 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001s6f. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.