Fiji earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Oct 15, 1981, 4:26 AM GMT+12 (16:26 UTC), 572 km (355 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1981-10-14 16:26:41 UTC
Depth
571.6 km (355.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.557° S, 178.552° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8218 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 16415 days ago · 197 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.5213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16409 days ago · 569 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.3276 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 16409 days ago · 473 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.8280 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 16406 days ago · 347 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 5.0253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16380 days ago · 531 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.6234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16380 days ago · 509 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.8229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16440 days ago · 536 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gf8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:55 PM UTC.