M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Feb 27, 1986, 8:22 AM GMT+13 (19:22 UTC), 581 km (361 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
- 1986-02-26 19:22:49 UTC
- Depth
- 580.5 km (360.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.379° S, 178.527° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0Fiji region · 14778 days ago · 551 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14771 days ago · 507 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 14764 days ago · 550 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002rbb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.