M4.7 earthquake 176 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 176 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Nov 16, 1976, 3:23 AM GMT+12 (15:23 UTC), 571 km (355 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 199 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-11-15 15:23:53 UTC
- Depth
- 571.0 km (354.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.420° S, 179.163° 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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2185 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 18218 days ago · 555 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.5199 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18207 days ago · 576 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.2214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18188 days ago · 560 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.8218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18184 days ago · 609 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.0216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 18179 days ago · 555 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.6227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18167 days ago · 621 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.9219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18165 days ago · 571 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.4229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18164 days ago · 589 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kbd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.