M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jul 16, 1984, 6:20 PM GMT+13 (05:20 UTC), 612 km (380 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 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
- 1984-07-16 05:20:13 UTC
- Depth
- 611.8 km (380.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.706° S, 178.655° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5Fiji region · 15404 days ago · 574 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.1294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15378 days ago · 512 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 15371 days ago · 616 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.4282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15366 days ago · 542 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 15357 days ago · 622 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15352 days ago · 621 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00025s8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.