M4.3 earthquake 255 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 255 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, May 5, 1986, 7:03 AM GMT+12 (19:03 UTC), 569 km (353 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 214 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-04 19:03:33 UTC
- Depth
- 568.7 km (353.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.421° S, 178.374° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14734 days ago · 614 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.0188 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14724 days ago · 573 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.5236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14714 days ago · 600 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.0218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14710 days ago · 606 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.6211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14700 days ago · 644 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.5211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14699 days ago · 600 km deep · 61 km away
Before
- 3.8194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14752 days ago · 487 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.0225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14754 days ago · 610 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.7195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14757 days ago · 612 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.7266 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14758 days ago · 443 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14758 days ago · 572 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.5210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14766 days ago · 595 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.9290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14770 days ago · 630 km deep · 100 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002thd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC.