M4.5 earthquake 230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Jul 26, 1982, 10:32 PM GMT+12 (10:32 UTC), 544 km (338 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 217 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-26 10:32:15 UTC
- Depth
- 543.5 km (337.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.524° S, 178.589° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16122 days ago · 559 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.7220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16113 days ago · 529 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.5283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16113 days ago · 518 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.1198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16099 days ago · 566 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.6233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16080 days ago · 604 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.8272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16071 days ago · 337 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001np4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.