M5.0 earthquake 204 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 204 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Jan 9, 1981, 6:56 AM GMT+12 (18:56 UTC), 559 km (347 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
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-08 18:56:20 UTC
- Depth
- 559.0 km (347.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.082° S, 178.753° 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
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16683 days ago · 609 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.0215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16682 days ago · 580 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.1263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16660 days ago · 630 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bn7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:44 PM UTC.