M4.8 earthquake 272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Sep 22, 1982, 8:19 AM GMT+12 (20:19 UTC), 337 km (209 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-21 20:19:35 UTC
- Depth
- 336.7 km (209.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.540° S, 178.177° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0182 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16073 days ago · 542 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.4248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16066 days ago · 613 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.7242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16058 days ago · 570 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.6208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16030 days ago · 656 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001prf. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC.