Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Aug 25, 1982, 11:38 AM GMT+12 (23:38 UTC), 566 km (352 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-08-24 23:38:04 UTC
Depth
566.3 km (351.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.548° S, 178.892° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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

  1. 4.6233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16080 days ago · 604 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.8272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16072 days ago · 337 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 5.0182 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16068 days ago · 542 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.4248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16061 days ago · 613 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.7242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16053 days ago · 570 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 4.5283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16113 days ago · 518 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.7220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16113 days ago · 529 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.9217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16123 days ago · 559 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.5230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16129 days ago · 544 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001p83. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.