M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Nov 16, 1984, 9:20 AM GMT+13 (20:20 UTC), 573 km (356 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-11-15 20:20:17 UTC
- Depth
- 573.2 km (356.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.433° S, 178.856° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5Fiji region · 15296 days ago · 609 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15294 days ago · 612 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 15277 days ago · 634 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 15255 days ago · 604 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 15242 days ago · 662 km deep · 79 km away
Before
- 4.6Fiji region · 15302 days ago · 580 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15304 days ago · 623 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 15308 days ago · 687 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15318 days ago · 639 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 15320 days ago · 585 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 15323 days ago · 575 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000293v. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:27 AM UTC.