M4.6 earthquake 222 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 222 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Apr 19, 1982, 12:42 PM GMT+12 (00:42 UTC), 575 km (357 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 220 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-19 00:42:03 UTC
- Depth
- 574.9 km (357.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.749° S, 178.612° 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 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0196 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 16225 days ago · 556 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.0220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16224 days ago · 597 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16221 days ago · 605 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.6229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16204 days ago · 527 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16203 days ago · 516 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.5260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16179 days ago · 489 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ktw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC.