Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 214 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 214 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, May 5, 1977, 1:55 PM GMT+12 (01:55 UTC), 609 km (378 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 219 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1977-05-05 01:55:41 UTC
Depth
609.0 km (378.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.808° S, 178.673° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18046 days ago · 571 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.9204 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18046 days ago · 569 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.7197 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18044 days ago · 633 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 5.0237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18032 days ago · 571 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 5.4219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18030 days ago · 578 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.8243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18018 days ago · 609 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 5.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18014 days ago · 532 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.7227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18013 days ago · 583 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.5211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18012 days ago · 574 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.9232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18003 days ago · 579 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.3227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17999 days ago · 607 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.4227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17993 days ago · 618 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 5.5257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 18063 days ago · 538 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 5.2219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 18071 days ago · 535 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000nrt. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC.