M4.9 earthquake 225 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 225 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Dec 29, 1982, 11:37 AM GMT+12 (23:37 UTC), 633 km (393 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 274 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-28 23:37:06 UTC
- Depth
- 632.6 km (393.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.179° S, 178.554° 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 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15963 days ago · 601 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 15958 days ago · 534 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15954 days ago · 573 km deep · 70 km away
Before
- 4.5193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15981 days ago · 538 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.0223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15982 days ago · 604 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.1248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15987 days ago · 653 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.7231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15989 days ago · 642 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 15989 days ago · 639 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001run. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.