M5.0 earthquake 250 km E of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 250 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Dec 14, 1986, 11:34 PM GMT+12 (11:34 UTC), 627 km (389 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 226 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
- 1986-12-14 11:34:17 UTC
- Depth
- 626.6 km (389.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.927° S, 178.327° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14503 days ago · 574 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14501 days ago · 582 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.2210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14500 days ago · 551 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.6226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14498 days ago · 603 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.9236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14494 days ago · 597 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14485 days ago · 577 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.2257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14479 days ago · 644 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14479 days ago · 586 km deep · 19 km away
Before
- 4.4271 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 14528 days ago · 482 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.2220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14529 days ago · 587 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.6240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14537 days ago · 645 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.6218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14543 days ago · 587 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.4250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14544 days ago · 518 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.7176 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 14553 days ago · 568 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.4186 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14555 days ago · 574 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00030vs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.