M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Nov 5, 1984, 1:19 AM GMT+13 (12:19 UTC), 617 km (383 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-11-04 12:19:09 UTC
- Depth
- 616.8 km (383.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.369° S, 178.650° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1Fiji region · 15292 days ago · 584 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 15291 days ago · 580 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.4285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15290 days ago · 540 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 15272 days ago · 568 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 15267 days ago · 634 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.1295 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 15260 days ago · 627 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.0285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15258 days ago · 464 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 15249 days ago · 557 km deep · 31 km away
Before
- 4.6Fiji region · 15307 days ago · 559 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15307 days ago · 639 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 15312 days ago · 575 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.0272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15314 days ago · 436 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15319 days ago · 535 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.6274 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 15322 days ago · 676 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00028st. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.