M4.8 earthquake 253 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 253 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Jul 30, 1984, 6:42 PM GMT+12 (06:42 UTC), 566 km (352 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 235 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-07-30 06:42:14 UTC
- Depth
- 565.9 km (351.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.510° S, 178.362° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15388 days ago · 551 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.5282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15380 days ago · 631 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.9235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15372 days ago · 607 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.8244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15364 days ago · 592 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15364 days ago · 602 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.8259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15361 days ago · 476 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.7266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15361 days ago · 478 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.4259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15360 days ago · 592 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.7191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15357 days ago · 522 km deep · 68 km away
Before
- 4.7218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15405 days ago · 589 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.0224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15419 days ago · 608 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.0196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 15421 days ago · 530 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.8198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15421 days ago · 536 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.8205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15424 days ago · 571 km deep · 52 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000263f. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.