M4.8 earthquake 204 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 204 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Aug 2, 1977, 12:16 PM GMT+12 (00:16 UTC), 552 km (343 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 213 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-08-02 00:16:06 UTC
- Depth
- 552.0 km (343.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.734° S, 178.782° 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
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17954 days ago · 562 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 17947 days ago · 564 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000pyk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.