M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Aug 4, 1986, 3:32 AM GMT+13 (14:32 UTC), 566 km (352 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
- 1986-08-03 14:32:01 UTC
- Depth
- 566.3 km (351.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.099° S, 178.289° 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14650 days ago · 559 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 14639 days ago · 605 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14628 days ago · 610 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.7Fiji region · 14626 days ago · 587 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.9285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14607 days ago · 543 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 14607 days ago · 563 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.6282 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14601 days ago · 550 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002wum. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.