Fiji earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 292 km SE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 292 km SE of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Jun 17, 1981, 1:49 AM GMT+12 (13:49 UTC), 614 km (382 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1981-06-16 13:49:46 UTC
Depth
614.4 km (381.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.827° S, 178.611° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 16514 days ago · 605 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 16512 days ago · 409 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 16512 days ago · 318 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 16510 days ago · 541 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 16489 days ago · 423 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 5.0288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 16544 days ago · 402 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.3285 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 16561 days ago · 608 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 16567 days ago · 548 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001e6h. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC.