Fiji earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 222 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 222 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Mar 30, 1986, 2:17 AM GMT+12 (14:17 UTC), 604 km (376 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 227 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.5 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-03-29 14:17:59 UTC
Depth
604.4 km (375.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.929° S, 178.586° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.0227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14784 days ago · 540 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.9290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14770 days ago · 630 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.5210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14766 days ago · 595 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 5.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14758 days ago · 572 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.7266 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14757 days ago · 443 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.7195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14757 days ago · 612 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14754 days ago · 592 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 5.0225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14754 days ago · 610 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 3.8194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14752 days ago · 487 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.3255 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14751 days ago · 569 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.6214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14734 days ago · 614 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14792 days ago · 605 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 5.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14801 days ago · 572 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.5260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14805 days ago · 641 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.6233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14809 days ago · 606 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.1217 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 14809 days ago · 500 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.5214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14810 days ago · 569 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.8226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14814 days ago · 615 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.7210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14815 days ago · 590 km deep · 15 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002sdv (also filed as gcmtb032986a, gcmt19860329141759, iscgem502299). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.