M4.8 earthquake 251 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 251 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Jul 11, 1983, 7:21 AM GMT+12 (19:21 UTC), 548 km (341 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 224 km ESE of Labasa, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-07-10 19:21:03 UTC
- Depth
- 548.3 km (340.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.777° S, 178.329° 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 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0224 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 15755 days ago · 516 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15743 days ago · 607 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.7203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15735 days ago · 559 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001wpw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:58 AM UTC.