M4.3 earthquake 299 km SE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 299 km SE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Mar 13, 1982, 11:44 AM GMT+12 (23:44 UTC), 369 km (229 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-12 23:44:28 UTC
- Depth
- 369.2 km (229.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.983° S, 178.673° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Fiji region · 16253 days ago · 569 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 16252 days ago · 555 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 16232 days ago · 594 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 16231 days ago · 593 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 16226 days ago · 566 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 16221 days ago · 562 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001k3h. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:37 AM UTC.