Fiji earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, May 15, 1986, 1:24 AM GMT+13 (12:24 UTC), 621 km (386 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-05-14 12:24:23 UTC
Depth
621.3 km (386.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.642° S, 178.700° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 14727 days ago · 596 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 5.2286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14721 days ago · 502 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 14713 days ago · 627 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.6299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14707 days ago · 561 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 14706 days ago · 555 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 14703 days ago · 497 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 5.1Fiji region · 14690 days ago · 626 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 4.7277 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14746 days ago · 543 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 14764 days ago · 550 km deep · 50 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002u05 (also filed as gcmtb051486e, gcmt19860514122425, iscgem495642). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.