M4.1 earthquake 291 km SE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 291 km SE of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Jun 16, 1982, 9:24 PM GMT+12 (09:24 UTC), 400 km (249 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-16 09:24:37 UTC
- Depth
- 400.3 km (248.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.749° S, 178.557° 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: 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 usp0001mys. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC.