M4.9 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, May 14, 1986, 7:01 PM GMT+13 (06:01 UTC), 300 km (186 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
- 1986-05-14 06:01:23 UTC
- Depth
- 300.0 km (186.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.498° S, 178.089° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 14726 days ago · 596 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.8284 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 14708 days ago · 651 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.7272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14708 days ago · 548 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.6299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14707 days ago · 561 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002tzw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:05 AM UTC.