Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 248 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 248 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Jul 22, 1986, 4:56 PM GMT+12 (04:56 UTC), 626 km (389 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-07-22 04:56:44 UTC
Depth
626.1 km (389.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.023° S, 178.335° 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.

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14671 days ago · 615 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 5.3234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14665 days ago · 560 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 5.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14657 days ago · 595 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 14636 days ago · 289 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.5194 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14628 days ago · 655 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 14626 days ago · 563 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 5.0237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14625 days ago · 625 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 5.0Fiji region · 14618 days ago · 573 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.6177 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14673 days ago · 546 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 5.0275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14692 days ago · 450 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.6287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14692 days ago · 448 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.5211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14699 days ago · 600 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.6211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14700 days ago · 644 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002wbs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.