Recent current measurements have shown that the subthermocline equatorial circulation in the central Pacific is considerably more complicated than had been thought. Below 1500 m depth on 159 ¿W there are three currents south of the equator that appear to the permanent. Eastward currents are found at 1700 m and 3100 m, and a westward current is found at 4000 m. The 1700-m current is at the southern edge of the 3 ¿S to 3 ¿N range of current measurements, so its meridional extent and its transport are unknown. The 3100-m and 4000-m currents have 16-month mean transports of about 6--7¿106 m3 s-1. All three of these currents may be important components of the general circulation. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1989