M4.8 earthquake 276 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 276 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Feb 5, 1986, 5:49 AM GMT+12 (17:49 UTC), 571 km (355 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 222 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-04 17:49:49 UTC
- Depth
- 570.9 km (354.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.028° S, 178.070° 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 1.8 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14835 days ago · 601 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.6294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14832 days ago · 467 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.7210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14815 days ago · 590 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.8226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14814 days ago · 615 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.5214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14810 days ago · 569 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.6233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14809 days ago · 606 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 14805 days ago · 571 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.5260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14805 days ago · 641 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14792 days ago · 605 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.5222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14787 days ago · 604 km deep · 56 km away
- 6.0227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14784 days ago · 540 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qqe. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.