M5.1 earthquake 239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Jan 3, 1978, 1:35 PM GMT+12 (01:35 UTC), 520 km (323 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-03 01:35:14 UTC
- Depth
- 520.0 km (323.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.353° S, 178.550° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1204 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17778 days ago · 565 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.4222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 17776 days ago · 638 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.3244 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 17744 days ago · 595 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.0184 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 17743 days ago · 538 km deep · 56 km away
Before
- 4.9281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17796 days ago · 557 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.0257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17798 days ago · 628 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.5237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17801 days ago · 589 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.3217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17801 days ago · 555 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17807 days ago · 606 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.3202 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17816 days ago · 534 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17818 days ago · 583 km deep · 36 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000sbf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC.