M5.0 earthquake 215 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 215 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Jan 28, 1981, 10:16 PM GMT+12 (10:16 UTC), 580 km (360 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), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-28 10:16:04 UTC
- Depth
- 580.0 km (360.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.921° S, 178.651° 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
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 · 16657 days ago · 630 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.1201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16630 days ago · 468 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.7214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16622 days ago · 592 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.9234 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 16622 days ago · 647 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bxp. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC.