Fiji earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 223 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 223 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Dec 21, 1982, 1:01 AM GMT+12 (13:01 UTC), 604 km (375 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 264 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-12-20 13:01:27 UTC
Depth
603.6 km (375.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.911° S, 178.583° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15981 days ago · 538 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15973 days ago · 633 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 5.0274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15963 days ago · 601 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 15958 days ago · 534 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 5.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15954 days ago · 573 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 5.1248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15987 days ago · 653 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.7231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15989 days ago · 642 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 15990 days ago · 639 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rkd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.