M5.0 earthquake 195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Jan 17, 1982, 10:54 PM GMT+12 (10:54 UTC), 562 km (349 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-17 10:54:22 UTC
- Depth
- 562.3 km (349.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.685° S, 178.885° 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 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4Fiji region · 16309 days ago · 616 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.3213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16304 days ago · 591 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.0199 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16302 days ago · 523 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001j2m (also filed as gcmtb011782a, gcmt19820117105422, iscgem605692). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.