Fiji earthquakes

M5.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jan 7, 1986, 11:38 PM GMT+13 (10:38 UTC), 520 km (323 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.7 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-01-07 10:38:55 UTC
Depth
520.1 km (323.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.183° S, 178.627° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 14848 days ago · 557 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 5.5Fiji region · 14829 days ago · 610 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 14817 days ago · 581 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 14813 days ago · 443 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 14868 days ago · 585 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 14879 days ago · 455 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 6.1Fiji region · 14880 days ago · 455 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 5.1Fiji region · 14883 days ago · 639 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 14886 days ago · 588 km deep · 49 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002pup (also filed as gcmtb010786b, gcmt19860107103855, iscgem505173). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.