M4.7 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Aug 12, 1986, 9:13 AM GMT+13 (20:13 UTC), 447 km (278 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-11 20:13:40 UTC
- Depth
- 447.2 km (277.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.453° S, 177.514° 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 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5Fiji region · 14648 days ago · 595 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 14639 days ago · 605 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 14625 days ago · 563 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.1299 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 14606 days ago · 500 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.6282 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14601 days ago · 550 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002x28. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.