M5.0 earthquake 182 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 182 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Sep 25, 1982, 9:03 PM GMT+12 (09:03 UTC), 542 km (337 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-25 09:03:43 UTC
- Depth
- 541.7 km (336.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.595° S, 179.031° 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 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 16062 days ago · 613 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.7242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16053 days ago · 570 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.6208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 16026 days ago · 656 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.3187 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 16019 days ago · 503 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ptq (also filed as gcmtb092582c, gcmt19820925090343, iscgem592617). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.