M5.1 earthquake 229 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 229 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Oct 3, 1975, 6:40 AM GMT+12 (18:40 UTC), 617 km (383 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-10-02 18:40:49 UTC
- Depth
- 617.0 km (383.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.001° S, 178.517° 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.
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18609 days ago · 590 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.8Fiji region · 18596 days ago · 424 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18583 days ago · 594 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.1270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18579 days ago · 519 km deep · 56 km away
Before
- 5.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18630 days ago · 612 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.8221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18633 days ago · 619 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 18633 days ago · 591 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.1216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18633 days ago · 608 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.4192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 18635 days ago · 529 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 18640 days ago · 623 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18642 days ago · 523 km deep · 60 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000d13. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC.