M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Mar 25, 1984, 11:50 AM GMT+13 (22:50 UTC), 597 km (371 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-03-24 22:50:27 UTC
- Depth
- 597.1 km (371.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.866° S, 178.730° 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 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15520 days ago · 550 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 15519 days ago · 609 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 15512 days ago · 592 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 15511 days ago · 606 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 15493 days ago · 639 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 15473 days ago · 577 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00022z2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC.