M5.4 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Dec 25, 1983, 7:21 AM GMT+13 (18:21 UTC), 599 km (372 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-24 18:21:50 UTC
- Depth
- 598.6 km (372.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.144° S, 178.319° 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 2.4 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Fiji region · 15610 days ago · 426 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 15596 days ago · 576 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.5278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15578 days ago · 526 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.7285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15561 days ago · 526 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15555 days ago · 374 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00020sb (also filed as gcmtb122483b, gcmt19831224182151, iscgem563577). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.