M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jun 19, 1986, 9:42 PM GMT+13 (08:42 UTC), 555 km (345 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-19 08:42:21 UTC
- Depth
- 555.2 km (345.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.645° S, 178.337° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4Fiji region · 14703 days ago · 497 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 14690 days ago · 626 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.0274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14671 days ago · 557 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 14667 days ago · 596 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 14663 days ago · 620 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 14660 days ago · 566 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14650 days ago · 559 km deep · 51 km away
Before
- 4.6299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14707 days ago · 561 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14713 days ago · 627 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.6265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14715 days ago · 478 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.0265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14717 days ago · 411 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.2286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14721 days ago · 502 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14726 days ago · 596 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002v6q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.