M4.9 earthquake 295 km SE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 295 km SE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Feb 18, 1978, 10:06 PM GMT+12 (10:06 UTC), 640 km (398 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-02-18 10:06:48 UTC
- Depth
- 640.0 km (397.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.118° S, 178.889° 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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4Fiji region · 17747 days ago · 605 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 17733 days ago · 620 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 17709 days ago · 538 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 17692 days ago · 543 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 17692 days ago · 557 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000t13. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.