Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 24, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Wednesday, October 24, 1984 at 02:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 738.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.801 and latitude -24.558.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 477.7 km
Coordinates -24.558, -179.801
UTC time 1984-10-24 02:28:59.300
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-10-24

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.5
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-08-09 18:23 UTC
81.6 km
M 4.3
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-08-07 17:31 UTC
72.5 km
M 4.4
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-08-04 03:20 UTC
43.1 km
M 4.5
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-08-01 04:50 UTC
93.9 km
M 4.4
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-16 23:35 UTC
85.5 km
M 4.4
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-16 13:34 UTC
72.1 km
M 4.4
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-12 13:47 UTC
77.3 km
M 4.2
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-07 10:06 UTC
51.9 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.