M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Nov 16, 1984, 6:12 AM GMT+12 (18:12 UTC), 583 km (362 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.7 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
- 1984-11-15 18:12:16 UTC
- Depth
- 582.7 km (362.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.270° S, 177.685° 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.7Fiji region · 15284 days ago · 451 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15281 days ago · 652 km deep · 93 km away
- 6.5280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15279 days ago · 646 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.9266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15279 days ago · 644 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.8227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15274 days ago · 651 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.9Fiji region · 15238 days ago · 564 km deep · 68 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000293u. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.