M4.7 earthquake 269 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 269 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Dec 20, 1976, 5:16 PM GMT+12 (05:16 UTC), 556 km (345 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 244 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-12-20 05:16:28 UTC
- Depth
- 556.0 km (345.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.047° S, 178.134° 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
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18180 days ago · 609 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.0236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18179 days ago · 609 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.0216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 18175 days ago · 555 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.6227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18163 days ago · 621 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.9219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18161 days ago · 571 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.4229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18160 days ago · 589 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.8244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18148 days ago · 604 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.9248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18136 days ago · 646 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.1292 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 18122 days ago · 521 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kup. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:37 AM UTC.