M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jan 27, 1986, 6:29 AM GMT+13 (17:29 UTC), 557 km (346 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-26 17:29:51 UTC
- Depth
- 556.9 km (346.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.655° S, 178.391° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5Fiji region · 14830 days ago · 610 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 14818 days ago · 581 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qew. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.