M4.9 earthquake 188 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 188 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Jul 26, 1981, 4:52 PM GMT+12 (04:52 UTC), 547 km (340 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 231 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-26 04:52:00 UTC
- Depth
- 547.0 km (339.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.614° S, 178.971° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16481 days ago · 482 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16470 days ago · 609 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ey1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:52 PM UTC.