M3.8 earthquake 163 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 163 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Apr 13, 1981, 4:42 AM GMT+12 (16:42 UTC), 617 km (383 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
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-12 16:42:16 UTC
- Depth
- 617.1 km (383.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.399° S, 179.303° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001d3y. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:19 PM UTC.