M4.9 earthquake 231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Jan 12, 1982, 2:39 PM GMT+12 (02:39 UTC), 553 km (344 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
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
- 1982-01-12 02:39:00 UTC
- Depth
- 552.9 km (343.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.531° S, 178.570° 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 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16330 days ago · 562 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 16320 days ago · 616 km deep · 94 km away
- 5.3213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16315 days ago · 591 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.0199 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16313 days ago · 523 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hzx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC.