M4.5 earthquake 283 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 283 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Aug 12, 1982, 5:27 AM GMT+12 (17:27 UTC), 518 km (322 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 233 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-11 17:27:34 UTC
- Depth
- 518.2 km (322.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.669° S, 178.044° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16100 days ago · 566 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.6233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16080 days ago · 604 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.8272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16072 days ago · 337 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.4248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16061 days ago · 613 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.7242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16053 days ago · 570 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nz8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.