M5.5 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Feb 15, 1986, 7:01 AM GMT+13 (18:01 UTC), 610 km (379 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-14 18:01:17 UTC
- Depth
- 610.1 km (379.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.959° S, 178.945° 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 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Fiji region · 14818 days ago · 581 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14814 days ago · 443 km deep · 82 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002r03 (also filed as gcmtb021486b, gcmt19860214180118, iscgem503654). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.