M5.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Nov 30, 1984, 5:50 AM GMT+13 (16:50 UTC), 568 km (353 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1984-11-29 16:50:19 UTC
- Depth
- 567.7 km (352.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.156° S, 178.034° 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 2.1 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1295 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 15259 days ago · 627 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.0285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15257 days ago · 464 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 15248 days ago · 557 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 15234 days ago · 574 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15234 days ago · 581 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15227 days ago · 531 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15219 days ago · 401 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15215 days ago · 549 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 4.7Fiji region · 15286 days ago · 378 km deep · 53 km away
- 6.3244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15286 days ago · 348 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.4285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15289 days ago · 540 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 15291 days ago · 584 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15297 days ago · 617 km deep · 68 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00029m3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.