Fiji earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jan 25, 1986, 4:49 PM GMT+12 (04:49 UTC), 634 km (394 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.5 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-01-25 04:49:41 UTC
Depth
634.3 km (394.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.244° S, 177.691° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14840 days ago · 571 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14835 days ago · 601 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.6294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14832 days ago · 467 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.8226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14814 days ago · 615 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.6233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14809 days ago · 606 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 14805 days ago · 571 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.5260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14805 days ago · 641 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14792 days ago · 605 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14871 days ago · 554 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.9Fiji region · 14874 days ago · 433 km deep · 57 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qdh (also filed as gcmtb012586a, gcmt19860125044942, iscgem506806). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 AM UTC.