M5.0 earthquake 221 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 221 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Jun 29, 1978, 2:31 AM GMT+12 (14:31 UTC), 580 km (360 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-06-28 14:31:55 UTC
- Depth
- 580.0 km (360.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.930° S, 178.600° 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
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17613 days ago · 573 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.4197 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17609 days ago · 598 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.7215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17607 days ago · 551 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.5248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17572 days ago · 599 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.4238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17562 days ago · 642 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.1208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 17559 days ago · 591 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vbq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.