M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jul 28, 1981, 2:36 PM GMT+12 (02:36 UTC), 395 km (246 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 231 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-28 02:36:10 UTC
- Depth
- 395.3 km (245.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.980° S, 177.647° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16467 days ago · 609 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 16449 days ago · 356 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 16444 days ago · 193 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ez1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.