M4.6 earthquake 233 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 233 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Sep 14, 1982, 4:46 AM GMT+12 (16:46 UTC), 604 km (375 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 182 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-13 16:46:58 UTC
- Depth
- 603.8 km (375.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.965° S, 178.481° 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 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16081 days ago · 337 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.0182 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16078 days ago · 542 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.4248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16071 days ago · 613 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.7242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16062 days ago · 570 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.6208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16035 days ago · 656 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pk6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC.