M3.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jan 2, 1986, 5:33 AM GMT+13 (16:33 UTC), 433 km (269 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-01 16:33:10 UTC
- Depth
- 432.8 km (268.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.753° S, 177.602° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5Fiji region · 14850 days ago · 634 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.8276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14840 days ago · 571 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14835 days ago · 601 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pnz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.