M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Sep 28, 1983, 6:57 PM GMT+12 (06:57 UTC), 625 km (388 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-09-28 06:57:08 UTC
- Depth
- 625.0 km (388.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.755° S, 179.196° 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 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3Fiji region · 15707 days ago · 638 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 15663 days ago · 589 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 15654 days ago · 599 km deep · 94 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ypv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.