M4.5 earthquake 194 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 194 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Sep 5, 1986, 5:50 PM GMT+12 (05:50 UTC), 655 km (407 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 237 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-09-05 05:50:14 UTC
- Depth
- 655.2 km (407.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.820° S, 178.865° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14625 days ago · 625 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.6197 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 14620 days ago · 550 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.0237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14593 days ago · 611 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.4192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14577 days ago · 536 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.9188 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14574 days ago · 583 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.3155 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14571 days ago · 561 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.4272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14569 days ago · 606 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.1216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14568 days ago · 589 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.8220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14568 days ago · 557 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xup. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.