M5.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jan 11, 1984, 10:02 PM GMT+13 (09:02 UTC), 576 km (358 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), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-01-11 09:02:26 UTC
- Depth
- 575.5 km (357.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.962° S, 178.654° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 15550 days ago · 645 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 15546 days ago · 583 km deep · 21 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002156. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.