M4.8 earthquake 284 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 284 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Jun 16, 1986, 11:55 AM GMT+12 (23:55 UTC), 651 km (404 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 275 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-15 23:55:24 UTC
- Depth
- 650.5 km (404.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.740° S, 178.083° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14699 days ago · 644 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.6287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14691 days ago · 448 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.0275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14691 days ago · 450 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.5248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14672 days ago · 626 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.5208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14670 days ago · 615 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14656 days ago · 595 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 14652 days ago · 447 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002v32. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.