M4.9 earthquake 222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Sep 8, 1979, 10:58 AM GMT+12 (22:58 UTC), 546 km (339 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 242 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-07 22:58:34 UTC
- Depth
- 546.0 km (339.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.380° S, 178.716° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17181 days ago · 544 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.8239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17144 days ago · 580 km deep · 66 km away
Before
- 5.3196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 17203 days ago · 532 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.1211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 17208 days ago · 638 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.5236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17208 days ago · 639 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.3204 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 17210 days ago · 569 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.9259 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 17211 days ago · 446 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.7246 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 17217 days ago · 595 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012uc. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC.