M4.4 earthquake 197 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 197 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Jul 8, 1978, 3:30 AM GMT+12 (15:30 UTC), 598 km (372 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 248 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-07-07 15:30:51 UTC
- Depth
- 598.0 km (371.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.792° S, 178.841° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17614 days ago · 551 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.5248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17579 days ago · 599 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.4238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17569 days ago · 642 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.1208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 17566 days ago · 591 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vfd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:54 AM UTC.