Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 210 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 210 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Mar 1, 1986, 1:53 PM GMT+12 (01:53 UTC), 590 km (367 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 226 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-03-01 01:53:14 UTC
Depth
590.1 km (366.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.859° S, 178.704° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14814 days ago · 615 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.5214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14810 days ago · 569 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.1217 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 14809 days ago · 500 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.6233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14809 days ago · 606 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.5260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14805 days ago · 641 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 5.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14801 days ago · 572 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14792 days ago · 605 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 5.5222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14787 days ago · 604 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 6.0227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14784 days ago · 540 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.9290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14770 days ago · 630 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.5210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14766 days ago · 595 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 5.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14758 days ago · 572 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.7266 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14757 days ago · 443 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.7195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14757 days ago · 612 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 4.6294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14832 days ago · 467 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14835 days ago · 601 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.2194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14838 days ago · 566 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.8276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14840 days ago · 571 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002rdn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.