M4.8 earthquake 221 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 221 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Jan 28, 1981, 7:07 PM GMT+12 (07:07 UTC), 609 km (378 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-28 07:07:46 UTC
- Depth
- 609.0 km (378.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.913° S, 178.596° 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 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16684 days ago · 580 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.1263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16662 days ago · 630 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.1201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16635 days ago · 468 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.7214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16628 days ago · 592 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.9234 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 16627 days ago · 647 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bxk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:28 AM UTC.