M4.3 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Aug 28, 1986, 9:04 AM GMT+12 (21:04 UTC), 289 km (180 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 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
- 1986-08-27 21:04:01 UTC
- Depth
- 288.9 km (179.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.791° S, 177.554° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Fiji region · 14625 days ago · 573 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 14614 days ago · 396 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 14608 days ago · 385 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 14601 days ago · 397 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 14598 days ago · 391 km deep · 38 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xkr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:49 PM UTC.