M5.0 earthquake 275 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 275 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Jul 3, 1986, 12:46 PM GMT+12 (00:46 UTC), 450 km (279 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 241 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-07-03 00:46:08 UTC
- Depth
- 449.7 km (279.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.473° S, 178.111° 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 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14672 days ago · 626 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.5208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14670 days ago · 615 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14656 days ago · 595 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 14648 days ago · 595 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 14636 days ago · 289 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 4.6287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14691 days ago · 448 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.5211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14699 days ago · 600 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.6211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14699 days ago · 644 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.8284 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 14708 days ago · 651 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.0218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14710 days ago · 606 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.5236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14714 days ago · 600 km deep · 59 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vnu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.