M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 16, 1986, 3:40 AM GMT+13 (14:40 UTC), 595 km (369 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-15 14:40:07 UTC
- Depth
- 594.5 km (369.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.196° S, 177.641° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5Fiji region · 14639 days ago · 605 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 14625 days ago · 563 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 14617 days ago · 573 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.1299 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 14606 days ago · 500 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.6282 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14601 days ago · 550 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002x6c. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.