M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Aug 8, 1983, 10:35 PM GMT+13 (09:35 UTC), 545 km (339 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-08-08 09:35:02 UTC
- Depth
- 545.3 km (338.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.666° S, 178.172° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 15743 days ago · 618 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.9259 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15736 days ago · 431 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15732 days ago · 496 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15724 days ago · 604 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15722 days ago · 610 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001xgn. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.