M4.6 earthquake 218 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 218 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Aug 20, 1981, 11:57 AM GMT+12 (23:57 UTC), 482 km (299 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 231 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-19 23:57:49 UTC
- Depth
- 481.6 km (299.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.268° S, 178.630° 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 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16464 days ago · 609 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.8229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16436 days ago · 536 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.0232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16419 days ago · 572 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fch. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.