M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jan 31, 1981, 12:40 AM GMT+13 (11:40 UTC), 632 km (393 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 263 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-30 11:40:14 UTC
- Depth
- 632.0 km (392.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.917° S, 177.686° 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
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16658 days ago · 630 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 16651 days ago · 398 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 16648 days ago · 604 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.9234 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 16623 days ago · 647 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001byt. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC.