M4.6 earthquake 268 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 268 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, May 28, 1978, 10:06 AM GMT+12 (22:06 UTC), 640 km (398 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 230 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-05-27 22:06:00 UTC
- Depth
- 640.0 km (397.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.360° S, 178.161° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17635 days ago · 614 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.0221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17628 days ago · 580 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17622 days ago · 573 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.4197 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17618 days ago · 598 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.7215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17616 days ago · 551 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 17611 days ago · 543 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 17600 days ago · 473 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000usv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:38 AM UTC.