M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Mar 12, 1983, 4:01 PM GMT+13 (03:01 UTC), 576 km (358 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-12 03:01:51 UTC
- Depth
- 576.2 km (358.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.693° S, 178.066° 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 1.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2Fiji region · 15898 days ago · 626 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15897 days ago · 623 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 15889 days ago · 422 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.7288 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 15875 days ago · 583 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.3299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15870 days ago · 483 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 15854 days ago · 594 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15847 days ago · 584 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001tk5. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.