M4.4 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jan 7, 1986, 6:36 PM GMT+13 (05:36 UTC), 585 km (363 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-07 05:36:17 UTC
- Depth
- 584.7 km (363.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.015° S, 178.808° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7Fiji region · 14868 days ago · 520 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14849 days ago · 557 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 14830 days ago · 610 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14818 days ago · 581 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14814 days ago · 443 km deep · 74 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002puh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.