M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Nov 10, 1984, 5:26 PM GMT+13 (04:26 UTC), 584 km (363 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 244 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-11-10 04:26:08 UTC
- Depth
- 584.2 km (363.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.373° S, 178.137° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15289 days ago · 540 km deep · 34 km away
- 6.3244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15286 days ago · 348 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 15286 days ago · 378 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 15272 days ago · 568 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.1295 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 15259 days ago · 627 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.0285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15258 days ago · 464 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 15248 days ago · 557 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 15235 days ago · 574 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15234 days ago · 581 km deep · 45 km away
Before
- 4.9Fiji region · 15297 days ago · 617 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 15307 days ago · 559 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 15312 days ago · 575 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.0272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15313 days ago · 436 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.5264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15314 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15318 days ago · 535 km deep · 82 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00028y2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.