M4.8 earthquake 118 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 118 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna on Fri, Jan 29, 1982, 6:18 AM GMT+12 (18:18 UTC), 400 km (249 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 152 km NE of Labasa, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-28 18:18:33 UTC
- Depth
- 400.0 km (248.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 15.198° S, 178.755° W
- Region
- Wallis and Futuna
- 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 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jca. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:23 PM UTC.