M4.2 earthquake 229 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 229 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Jan 4, 1986, 11:45 PM GMT+12 (11:45 UTC), 554 km (344 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-04 11:45:53 UTC
- Depth
- 554.2 km (344.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.890° S, 178.528° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14865 days ago · 479 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 14857 days ago · 634 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.4209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14855 days ago · 603 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.8276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14846 days ago · 571 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.2194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14845 days ago · 566 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14841 days ago · 601 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.6294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14838 days ago · 467 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.7210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14822 days ago · 590 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.8226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14821 days ago · 615 km deep · 2 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002prd. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.