M4.5 earthquake 193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Dec 21, 1982, 8:47 AM GMT+12 (20:47 UTC), 538 km (334 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 225 km E 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-20 20:47:05 UTC
- Depth
- 538.0 km (334.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.525° S, 178.945° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15973 days ago · 633 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 15958 days ago · 602 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15954 days ago · 573 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.6112 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15944 days ago · 618 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rkr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.