M4.3 earthquake 285 km SE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 285 km SE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, May 30, 1981, 7:46 PM GMT+12 (07:46 UTC), 608 km (378 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-30 07:46:28 UTC
- Depth
- 608.1 km (377.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.872° S, 178.752° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9292 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 16547 days ago · 614 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 16534 days ago · 591 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 16517 days ago · 605 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 16515 days ago · 409 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 16515 days ago · 318 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.1248 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 16506 days ago · 618 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dy1. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.