M4.7 earthquake 214 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 214 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Mar 26, 1981, 2:42 AM GMT+12 (14:42 UTC), 592 km (368 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 219 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-03-25 14:42:20 UTC
- Depth
- 592.1 km (367.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.946° S, 178.659° 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 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9234 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 16625 days ago · 647 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.7280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16619 days ago · 580 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.8163 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16607 days ago · 617 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16598 days ago · 570 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 16596 days ago · 552 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cvv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:09 PM UTC.