M4.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Oct 12, 1986, 7:22 PM GMT+12 (07:22 UTC), 391 km (243 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-12 07:22:02 UTC
- Depth
- 391.0 km (243.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.598° S, 177.260° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14569 days ago · 606 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.4281 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 14537 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 14532 days ago · 550 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002yvs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.