M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jan 14, 1983, 9:27 PM GMT+13 (08:27 UTC), 507 km (315 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-01-14 08:27:31 UTC
- Depth
- 507.2 km (315.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.638° S, 178.314° 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
- 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15960 days ago · 539 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.1270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15941 days ago · 537 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.1281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15938 days ago · 488 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 15919 days ago · 610 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 15912 days ago · 556 km deep · 12 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001s78. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.