M4.2 earthquake 181 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 181 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Jul 11, 1982, 5:38 PM GMT+12 (05:38 UTC), 540 km (336 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 230 km ENE 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-11 05:38:06 UTC
- Depth
- 540.3 km (335.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.344° S, 179.151° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16129 days ago · 544 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.9217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16123 days ago · 559 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.7220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16113 days ago · 529 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.1198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16099 days ago · 566 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nbx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.