M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Nov 23, 1983, 6:46 PM GMT+13 (05:46 UTC), 599 km (372 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-11-23 05:46:03 UTC
- Depth
- 599.3 km (372.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.243° S, 178.479° 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 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4Fiji region · 15618 days ago · 599 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 15615 days ago · 426 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 15601 days ago · 576 km deep · 82 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002003. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:05 AM UTC.