M4.9 earthquake 234 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 234 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Mar 26, 1981, 2:01 PM GMT+12 (02:01 UTC), 647 km (402 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-03-26 02:01:43 UTC
- Depth
- 647.1 km (402.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.523° S, 178.513° 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 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16619 days ago · 580 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16599 days ago · 570 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 16597 days ago · 552 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cw4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:18 PM UTC.