M4.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Aug 25, 1986, 10:39 AM GMT+13 (21:39 UTC), 605 km (376 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
- 1986-08-24 21:39:08 UTC
- Depth
- 605.2 km (376.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.865° S, 178.277° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 14627 days ago · 610 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.7Fiji region · 14626 days ago · 587 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.9285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14607 days ago · 543 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 14606 days ago · 563 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.1299 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 14606 days ago · 500 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.6282 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14601 days ago · 550 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 4.5Fiji region · 14648 days ago · 595 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14649 days ago · 559 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 14652 days ago · 447 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 14660 days ago · 566 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 14662 days ago · 620 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xgu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.