M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Mar 21, 1983, 5:24 AM GMT+13 (16:24 UTC), 626 km (389 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-20 16:24:12 UTC
- Depth
- 625.5 km (388.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.957° S, 177.569° 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 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Fiji region · 15902 days ago · 623 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.7288 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 15880 days ago · 583 km deep · 71 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001tsr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC.