M5.1 earthquake 281 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 281 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, May 5, 1980, 12:25 AM GMT+12 (12:25 UTC), 619 km (385 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 288 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-04 12:25:02 UTC
- Depth
- 619.0 km (384.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.097° S, 178.028° 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
- 60
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16940 days ago · 442 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.9251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16931 days ago · 449 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16921 days ago · 579 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.0240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16915 days ago · 602 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.5233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16910 days ago · 591 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.9291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 16908 days ago · 564 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.6288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16901 days ago · 553 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16898 days ago · 596 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16890 days ago · 583 km deep · 70 km away
Before
- 4.9222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16950 days ago · 586 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.8219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16951 days ago · 627 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.7199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16954 days ago · 553 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.6272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16955 days ago · 589 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.0276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16956 days ago · 526 km deep · 33 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000171x. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.