M6.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Nov 18, 1984, 1:45 AM GMT+12 (13:45 UTC), 451 km (280 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.7 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-11-17 13:45:49 UTC
- Depth
- 451.4 km (280.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.785° S, 178.032° 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 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15274 days ago · 651 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.9Fiji region · 15237 days ago · 564 km deep · 59 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000295c (also filed as gcmtc111784d, gcmt19841117134549, atlas19841117134550, iscgem539310). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:28 AM UTC.