M5.1 earthquake 204 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 204 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Jan 19, 1978, 10:44 PM GMT+12 (10:44 UTC), 565 km (351 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-19 10:44:14 UTC
- Depth
- 565.0 km (351.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.744° S, 178.786° 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
- 80
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 17777 days ago · 638 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.3244 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 17744 days ago · 595 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.0184 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 17743 days ago · 538 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.0232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17734 days ago · 588 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.9210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 17733 days ago · 581 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.5250 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 17733 days ago · 553 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.1191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 17719 days ago · 540 km deep · 20 km away
Before
- 5.1239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 17795 days ago · 520 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.9281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17797 days ago · 557 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.0257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17798 days ago · 628 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.5237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17801 days ago · 589 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.3217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17801 days ago · 555 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17808 days ago · 606 km deep · 54 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000sky. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.