M4.8 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Mar 3, 1986, 6:01 AM GMT+13 (17:01 UTC), 443 km (276 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-02 17:01:29 UTC
- Depth
- 443.4 km (275.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.679° S, 178.758° 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 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Fiji region · 14763 days ago · 550 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14763 days ago · 619 km deep · 84 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002rfc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC.