M5.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Apr 8, 1986, 11:47 AM GMT+13 (22:47 UTC), 551 km (342 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-04-07 22:47:06 UTC
- Depth
- 551.0 km (342.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.400° S, 178.182° 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 2.0 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14771 days ago · 507 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 14764 days ago · 550 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.7277 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14745 days ago · 543 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.8264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14743 days ago · 501 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 14741 days ago · 621 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14726 days ago · 596 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.2286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14721 days ago · 502 km deep · 45 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002sr8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.