M4.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Dec 23, 1984, 3:27 PM GMT+13 (02:27 UTC), 557 km (346 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-12-23 02:27:31 UTC
- Depth
- 557.1 km (346.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.556° S, 178.426° 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 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1Fiji region · 15235 days ago · 574 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15234 days ago · 581 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 15232 days ago · 662 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15227 days ago · 531 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15219 days ago · 401 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15215 days ago · 549 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15212 days ago · 615 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 15210 days ago · 629 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 15208 days ago · 591 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15207 days ago · 559 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15205 days ago · 560 km deep · 1 km away
- 5.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 15204 days ago · 554 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002abg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.