M4.6 earthquake 287 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 287 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Jul 3, 1986, 12:41 PM GMT+12 (00:41 UTC), 448 km (278 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 275 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-03 00:41:18 UTC
- Depth
- 448.0 km (278.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.378° S, 177.989° 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 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14692 days ago · 450 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.5248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14673 days ago · 626 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.5208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14671 days ago · 615 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14657 days ago · 595 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 14648 days ago · 595 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 14636 days ago · 289 km deep · 80 km away
Before
- 4.5211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14699 days ago · 600 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.6211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14700 days ago · 644 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.8284 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 14709 days ago · 651 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.0218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14711 days ago · 606 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.5236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14714 days ago · 600 km deep · 61 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vnt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.