M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Feb 22, 1986, 5:40 AM GMT-12 (17:40 UTC), 605 km (376 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1986-02-22 17:40:16 UTC
- Depth
- 604.8 km (375.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.919° S, 179.511° 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
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 14814 days ago · 443 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 14806 days ago · 524 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 14790 days ago · 557 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14763 days ago · 619 km deep · 2 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002r7e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.