M5.0 earthquake 196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Nov 13, 1977, 12:02 AM GMT+12 (12:02 UTC), 561 km (349 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 228 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-11-12 12:02:46 UTC
- Depth
- 561.0 km (348.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.543° S, 178.917° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17842 days ago · 581 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.7214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17840 days ago · 612 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.2202 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17834 days ago · 549 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.5271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17833 days ago · 564 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.5229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 17831 days ago · 495 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.2185 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 17828 days ago · 539 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17818 days ago · 583 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.3202 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17816 days ago · 534 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17808 days ago · 606 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.3217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17801 days ago · 555 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.5237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17801 days ago · 589 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.0257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17798 days ago · 628 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.9281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17797 days ago · 557 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.1239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 17795 days ago · 520 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000rfa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.