M4.3 earthquake 272 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 272 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Feb 9, 1986, 7:16 PM GMT+12 (07:16 UTC), 601 km (374 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 294 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-09 07:16:27 UTC
- Depth
- 601.4 km (373.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.117° S, 178.108° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14832 days ago · 467 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.7210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14815 days ago · 590 km deep · 69 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 · 40 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 14805 days ago · 571 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.5260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14805 days ago · 641 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14792 days ago · 605 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.5222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14787 days ago · 604 km deep · 55 km away
- 6.0227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14784 days ago · 540 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qux. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.